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California's Old Faithful.

Calistoga, California

California's Old Faithful

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Abandoned statues on the garden grounds

Glendale, California

Rockhaven Sanitarium

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

A viewof the "Looff Carousel," a carousel that was originally built in the late 1800's, and first put into service in 1895.

San Diego, California

1895 Looff Carousel

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The Fallen Star installation is now part of the permanent collection at UCSD

San Diego, California

Fallen Star

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Kissing Rock

Pacific Grove, California

Kissing Rock

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

Some remains of an original Ballarat building

Inyo County, California

Ballarat Ghost Town

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

Dorn Pyramid in San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, California

The Dorn Pyramid

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A crumbling building at Barker Ranch

Panamint, California

Barker Ranch

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

Go to the light

Randsburg, California

Burro Schmidt Tunnel

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.

Reflection Pool

Glen Ellen, California

The Wolf House - Jack London State Park

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Hobbiton, USA

Phillipsville, California

Hobbiton, USA

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

One of the two source pools in the second crop of hot springs.

Inyo County, California

Saline Valley Hot Springs

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

Mercer Caverns

Murphys, California

Mercer Caverns

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Nitt Witt Ridge
Permanently Closed

Cambria, California

Nitt Witt Ridge

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Byron Hot Springs Hotel

Byron, California

Byron Hot Springs Hotel

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

Schooner Gulch

Point Arena, California

Bowling Ball Beach

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

Devils Golf Course Landscape

Inyo County, California

Devils Golf Course Landscape

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The Marconi Hotel

Marshall, California

The Marconi Conference Center

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

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns. (matthigh/Flickr)

Death Valley, California

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns

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

Calistoga Petrified Forest

Calistoga, California

Calistoga Petrified Forest

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Cliffs of the Elfin Forest

Escondido, California

Elfin Forest

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Rubel Castle

Glendora, California

Rubel Castle

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Abandoned houses in Randsburg

Johannesburg, California

Randsburg

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

Vasquez Rocks

Agua Dulce, California

Vasquez Rocks

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

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