This historic building housed the surviving crew members of the Titanic, who were left destitute after the wreck.

The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

This speakeasy continues the Prohibition-era legacy of Harlem's jazzy Swing Street.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

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

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

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

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

An artist's cute bronze subway sculptures belie his violent artistic past.