It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

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 tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.