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This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

The largest drain hole in the world.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.