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San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

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

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.