Napa, California
Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway
The largest drain hole in the world.
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Napa, California
The largest drain hole in the world.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Los Angeles, California
Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Los Angeles, California
Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.
San Francisco, California
The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Los Angeles, California
In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
San Francisco, California
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
Los Angeles, California
Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Los Angeles, California
Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.
Los Angeles, California
Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.
San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.