Berkeley, California
Takara Sake Museum
The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.
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Berkeley, California
The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.
San Francisco, California
The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.
San Francisco, California
One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.
Twentynine Palms, California
Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.
Los Angeles, California
Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.
Baker, California
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
Salinas, California
Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.
Thousand Palms, California
Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.
San Diego, California
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
Tecopa, California
This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
Los Angeles, California
Inside this clubhouse is a cinephile's paradise.
Pasadena, California
This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.
Agoura Hills, California
The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.
San Francisco, California
An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.
San Bernardino County, California
The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.
Camarillo, California
Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.
San Francisco, California
Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.
Victorville, California
Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.
Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Folsom, California
This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.
Los Angeles, California
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Santa Monica, California
An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.