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The "Slim Princess," Engine #9

Bishop, California

Laws Railroad Museum

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

The lab was fictionalized by John Steinbeck as "Western Biological Laboratory"

Monterey, California

Doc Ricketts' Lab

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

The Paul Williams-designed Roberts' House

Malibu, California

The Paul Williams-designed Roberts' House

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

The entrance of the toad tunnel, starting at the post office parking lot. (Davis Wiki)

Davis, California

Davis Toad Tunnel

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

Grave - Green Wood Cemetery

Grass Valley, California

Home of Lola Montez

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

The Joseph Boston Store, better known as Casa del Oro.

Monterey, California

Casa del Oro

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

I Street Bridge

West Sacramento, California

I Street Bridge

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

Monterey's Custom House

Monterey, California

Monterey's Custom House

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

Rufus the Fish

Rosemead, California

Rufus the Fish

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

The Castle Green

Pasadena, California

The Castle Green

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

Pholisma sonorae aka "Sand Food"

Tecopa, California

Pholisma sonorae aka "Sand Food"

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.

Monkey Puzzle Tree

Sacramento, California

Monkey Puzzle Tree

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

This coastal "farm" is no farm at all

Klamath, California

Klamath River Radar Station B71

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

Mormon Island

Folsom, California

Mormon Island

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

Oak of the Golden Dream

Santa Clarita, California

Oak of the Golden Dream

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

Stagecoach Inn Museum

Newbury Park, California

Stagecoach Inn Museum

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

Endangered Bighorn Sheep In Ko-Pah

Jacumba, California

Endangered Bighorn Sheep In Ko-Pah

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

(Flickr)

Lancaster, California

Antelope Valley Indian Museum

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

The Unarius Academy of Science

El Cajon, California

Unarius Academy of Science

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.

Artillery

South El Monte, California

American Military Museum

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

Museum of Creation and Earth History

Santee, California

Museum of Creation and Earth History

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

The Statues of Ken Fox

Auburn, California

The Statues of Ken Fox

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

Dennis the Menace Playground

Monterey, California

Dennis the Menace Playground

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

Old St. Patrick's Cemetery

Grass Valley, California

Old St. Patrick's Cemetery

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

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