A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

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

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.