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Interior of the pool.

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.

The coelostat seen with the dome open. Photo from Palomar Observatory blog.

Pasadena, California

Hale Solar Laboratory

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

Valley Relics Museum

Los Angeles, California

Valley Relics Museum

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

Effulgence of the North

Los Angeles, California

Velaslavasay Panorama

Panorama exhibition hall in old silent theater with a beautiful backyard garden.

Old Zoo Picnic Area

Los Angeles, California

Old Zoo Picnic Area

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Valley of the Names

Winterhaven, California

Valley of the Names

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

One of the two source pools in the second crop of hot springs.

Inyo County, California

Saline Valley Hot Springs

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

The ghost town.

Keeler, California

Cerro Gordo

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

Coso Rock Art District

Inyo County, California

Coso Rock Art District

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

Scotty's Castle in Death Valley

Inyo County, California

Scotty's Castle

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

Fossil Falls, 3/13/2021

Inyo County, California

Fossil Falls

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns. (matthigh/Flickr)

Death Valley, California

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

Devils Golf Course Landscape

Inyo County, California

Devils Golf Course Landscape

"Only the devil could play golf here."

Harmony Borax Works

Furnace Creek, California

Harmony Borax Works

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

The new Shoe Trees as of April, 2024.

Fallon, Nevada

The Shoe Tree of Middlegate

A tree bears footwear on the loneliest road in America.

American Flats
Permanently Closed

Silver City, Nevada

American Flats

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

Front facing street.

Winnemucca, Nevada

Winnemucca to the Sea Highway Marker

This giant slab of driftwood marks the beginning of the Winnemucca to the Sea Highway.

Eureka County Courthouse

Eureka, Nevada

Eureka County Courthouse

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

St. Mary's Art Center.

Virginia City, Nevada

St. Mary’s Art Center

A former mining hospital is now a vibrant artistic hub.

Last Chance Joe.

Sparks, Nevada

Last Chance Joe

The colossal cartoon man stands outside a Nevada museum.

Saddle on exhibit

Elko, Nevada

Western Folklife Center

This arts and culture cultural center explores the diverse cultural heritage of the American West.

Some of North America's oldest known petroglyphs.

Nixon, Nevada

Winnemucca Lake

This dry lake bed contains the oldest known petroglyphs in North America.

The Generator workspace.

Sparks, Nevada

The Generator

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

Entering Battle Mountain, Nevada.

Battle Mountain, Nevada

Armpit of America

Small Nevada town embraced its designation as the "Armpit of America" with an Old Spice-sponsored festival.

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