This oversized flute-playing Ancestral Puebloan deity is also a landmark of Southwestern kitsch.

An abandoned facility that has become a place of ritualistic satanic worship, or so rumor has it.

An urban laboratory.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.

A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Mexican food and folk art.

An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Mid-Century Modern Meets Millionaire’s Row.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

Instead of hoofing it up steep stairs, residents can hitch a ride on this private lift.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

The spaceship-like theater, which is still in use, was one of the most popular exhibits at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

A tribute to the twin ideals of religion and patriotism, built by a Catholic priest from rocks, glass, and innumerable found items.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.