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

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

This hauntingly stark structure is a relic of an industrial past.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

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

An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

A battle between nature and architecture in the Cambodian jungle.