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Spruce Street Suspension Bridge

San Diego, California

Spruce Street Suspension Bridge

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

The former Cecil Hotel.

Los Angeles, California

Stay On Main Hotel

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

A waterfall in Black Star Canyon.

Silverado, California

Black Star Canyon

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

A car mid-drive through the tree.

Leggett, California

Chandelier Tree

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

One of the more unique passageways to drive your car through.

Los Angeles, California

Binoculars Building

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Monopoly in the Park

San Jose, California

Monopoly in the Park

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

The Hicksville Trailer Palace.

Joshua Tree, California

Hicksville Trailer Palace

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Welcome to Bodie, Ca

Bridgeport, California

Bodie State Historic Park

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

SS Ohioan Runs Aground

San Francisco, California

The Shipwrecks at Land's End

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

Portals of the Past

San Francisco, California

Portals of the Past

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway

Napa, California

Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway

The largest drain hole in the world.

Idle Hour exterior.

Los Angeles, California

Idle Hour

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Abandoned fortifications at Fort Miley

San Francisco, California

Fort Miley Batteries

Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.

Book Club of California

San Francisco, California

Book Club of California

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

McWay Falls and Waterfall House Ruins

Big Sur, California

McWay Falls and Waterfall House Ruins

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Entrance to East Jesus

Calipatria, California

Slab City

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

The Integratron by day.

Landers, California

The Integratron

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

Bishop Tuff

Mono County, California

Crowley Lake Columns

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Snow White Cottages

Los Angeles, California

Snow White Cottages

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

The Long Now Orrery

San Francisco, California

Long Now Orrery

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

Amboy Ghost Town

Amboy, California

Amboy Ghost Town

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Aquatic Park Tombstones

San Francisco, California

Aquatic Park Tombstones

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

Labryinth

Los Angeles, California

Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

Musical Road

Lancaster, California

Civic Musical Road

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

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