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Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

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

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

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

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

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

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.