Panamint, California
Barker Ranch
The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Panamint, California
The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.
San Francisco, California
A library and museum dedicated to typography.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Berkeley, California
A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.
San Francisco, California
A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.
Glen Ellen, California
The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.
Cambria, California
A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
San Francisco, California
Half of a house.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Santa Barbara, California
The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.
Anaheim, California
The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
San Francisco, California
This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.
Randsburg, California
This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.
Los Angeles, California
Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
San Francisco, California
The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.
Johannesburg, California
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
San Francisco, California
The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Landers, California
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.