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360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

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

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

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

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

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

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

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

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

The largest drain hole in the world.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

A museum befitting the city responsible for supplying the majority of the world's LSD.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A hacienda that features all things uniquely Yucatán.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.