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24 Hr. Cupcake ATM
Permanently Closed

Beverly Hills, California

24-Hour-Sprinkles

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

La Brea Tar Pits

Los Angeles, California

La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center.

Los Angeles, California

Space Shuttle Endeavour

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

The Bradbury Building

Los Angeles, California

Bradbury Building

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Bottom of the station

Los Angeles, California

Angels Flight

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

An exterior shot of the Carson Mansion.

Eureka, California

The Carson Mansion

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Mushpot Cave is the only illuminated cave in the park. All others require flashlights, which are available to loan from the park staff. (Image credit: Scott Vandehey)

Tulelake, California

Lava Beds National Monument

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Fern Canyon at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

Orick, California

Fern Canyon

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Avenue of the Giants

Humboldt County, California

Avenue of the Giants

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

The shiniest beach you'll ever see.

Fort Bragg, California

Glass Beach

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Mare Island

Vallejo, California

Mare Island

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

Mare Island Naval Cemetery

Vallejo, California

Mare Island Naval Cemetery

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

The Bay Model

Sausalito, California

The Bay Model

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

Battery Spencer with with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background

Sausalito, California

Marin Headlands

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Colma Necropolis

Daly City, California

Colma Necropolis

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

The Flintstone House

Hillsborough, California

The Flintstone House

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Front of the tomb

Palo Alto, California

Stanford Mausoleum

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

Arizona Cactus Garden

Palo Alto, California

Arizona Cactus Garden

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

'The Thinker', often seen as a separate sculpture

Palo Alto, California

Gates of Hell Sculpture

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Hangar One

Mountain View, California

Hangar One

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

The refracting telescope.

Mount Hamilton, California

Lick Observatory

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

On the way

San Jose, California

Drawbridge

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

Monopoly in the Park

San Jose, California

Monopoly in the Park

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

California Trolley and Railroad Corporation

San Jose, California

California Trolley and Railroad Corporation

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

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