Smartsville, California
Timbuctoo
Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.
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Smartsville, California
Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.
Volcano, California
Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.
San Francisco, California
The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.
Carlsbad, California
This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.
Escondido, California
A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.
Carlsbad, California
The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
San Diego, California
A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.
San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
San Diego, California
The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Escondido, California
This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.
Modesto, California
An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.
Marshall, California
Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.
San Francisco, California
A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.
Oakland, California
This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.
Oakland, California
Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
Pacifica, California
Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.
Oakland, California
The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
San Jose, California
This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.