Calistoga, California
California's Old Faithful
California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Calistoga, California
California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.
Glendale, California
Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
San Diego, California
This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
Pacific Grove, California
Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."
Inyo County, California
This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.
San Luis Obispo, California
A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.
Panamint, California
The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.
Randsburg, California
This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.
Glen Ellen, California
The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.
Phillipsville, California
A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.
Inyo County, California
A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.
Murphys, California
A popular tourist cave with a dark past.
Cambria, California
A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.
Byron, California
A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Marshall, California
Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Calistoga, California
The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
Escondido, California
This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.
Glendora, California
The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.
Johannesburg, California
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
Agua Dulce, California
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.