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This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

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