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The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

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.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

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

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

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

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

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