Long Beach, California
RMS Queen Mary
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.
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Long Beach, California
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.
Los Angeles, California
A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.
Los Angeles, California
In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Los Angeles, California
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
Port Hueneme, California
An outdoor display of military missiles developed at Point Mugu Naval Base.
Santa Clarita, California
This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.
Joshua Tree, California
Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Niland, California
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Palmdale, California
The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.
Palmdale, California
See four top-secret US spy aircraft of the Cold War era, including the legendary SR-71 Blackbird and the A-12 Oxcart.
Victorville, California
Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.
Oro Grande, California
Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
Apple Valley, California
Built in the early 70s, the ruins of dinosaurs are all that remains of a man’s dream to build a free dinosaur themed mini golf course
Yermo, California
A collection of anti-communist sculptures stands watch in the Mojave Desert.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Newberry Springs, California
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
San Bernardino, California
A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.