Beverly Hills, California
Union 76 Gas Station
The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.
Places I've been
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Beverly Hills, California
The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.
San Jose, California
The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
Inyo County, California
The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
Felicity, California
Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Los Angeles, California
Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.
Yucca Valley, California
On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.
San Diego, California
This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
California City, California
The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.
Borrego Springs, California
Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
Amboy, California
A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Newport Beach, California
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Joshua Tree, California
Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.
Los Angeles, California
This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.