One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

Overshadowed by the theme park opposite it, this small museum explores a major moment in American history.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

This historic home has survived wars, drought, and financial woes to become a California landmark.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

At the western edge of Palm Springs, a rugged desert canyon trail leads to a waterfall at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

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

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.