A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

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

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

A pair of giant roadside arrows are all that remains of a former Route 66 trading post.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The current Eureka County Courthouse replaced an all-wooden structure that had previously been an ice-skating rink.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

This abandoned bootleg attraction was built to cash in on the popularity of classic TV show, F Troop.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.