Places happilylost Wants to Go

Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

A quirky little oasis in the California desert where rescue animals abound.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

Built in the early 70s, the ruins of dinosaurs are all that remains of a man’s dream to build a free dinosaur themed mini golf course

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This Gold Rush ghost town was once the subject of a territorial dispute between California and Nevada.

Bodie's 20th-century rival was a paragon of respectability and calm—but the mines eventually ran dry.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

After the nearby mercury mine shut down, this town was abandoned and declared a Superfund site.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.