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A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The last Americana on Route 66.

Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

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

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

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.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

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