Places Annie Oortman Wants to Go

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.