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At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This massive redwood tree has a drive-thru tunnel carved out of its trunk.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Little remains of the once flourishing Asbestos' asbestos mine.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

The longest covered bridge west of the Mississippi River.

The geographic center point of the Golden State.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

The first lookout in Yosemite.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

A replica of fossils believed to be the first scientifically-described dinosaur bones found in North America.