This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

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

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

A museum dedicated to the alleged Roswell Incident.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

An urban laboratory.