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Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.