San Francisco, California
Camera Obscura & Holograph Collection
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
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San Francisco, California
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
Los Angeles, California
A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.
San Francisco, California
Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
San Francisco, California
A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.
Glendale, California
A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.
San Francisco, California
A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.
Los Angeles, California
World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Los Angeles, California
Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
Los Angeles, California
A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.
Los Angeles, California
Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.
San Francisco, California
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
San Francisco, California
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
Los Angeles, California
This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.
San Francisco, California
The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.
Los Angeles, California
America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Los Angeles, California
One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.
Los Angeles, California
Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.
San Francisco, California
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
Yosemite National Park, California
Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.
Los Angeles, California
Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Los Angeles, California
It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.