Pasadena, California
The Old YWCA Building
A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.
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Pasadena, California
A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.
Pasadena, California
Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.
Los Angeles, California
One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.
Los Angeles, California
Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.
Los Angeles, California
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Winterhaven, California
Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.
Inyo County, California
A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.
Keeler, California
A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.
Inyo County, California
A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.
Inyo County, California
An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
Fallon, Nevada
A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.
Silver City, Nevada
An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.
Winnemucca, Nevada
This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.
Eureka, Nevada
The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.
Virginia City, Nevada
A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.
Sparks, Nevada
The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.
Elko, Nevada
This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.
Nixon, Nevada
This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.
Sparks, Nevada
Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".
Battle Mountain, Nevada
Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.