An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

Giant works of art interspersed throughout meadows and woodlands offer a new discovery at every turn.

400 million-year old limestone caverns nestled in the Ozarks served as shelter and a hideout for cultures throughout North American history.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

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.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

Mobsters came for a soak in the hot springs, and stayed for the illegal gambling and bootlegging.

Everything in this miniature world was handmade from matches, paperclips, wires, tin cans, and other everyday objects.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.

An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."

Learn all about this iconic air rifle without putting an eye out.

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.