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This remote camping site offers incredible stargazing opportunities.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

This Old West prison built into the side of a cliff was said to be inescapable.

A series of five defunct panopticon prisons in Cuba.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

An ancient mineral hot spring sits at the middle of this combination cultural center and spa.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

A desert community’s history is captured by this collection of artifacts and memorabilia.

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

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.