A museum in rural Utah documents the history of the Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated there.

A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.

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

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

This former mining railroad is one of the best-preserved short lines in North America.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

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

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

The only place in the world where vehicles for an obsolete form of transportation are still built.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.