Tehachapi, California
Tehachapi Wind Farm
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
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Tehachapi, California
Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.
Buttonwillow, California
In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.
Solvang, California
Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
San Luis Obispo, California
A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.
San Luis Obispo, California
A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.
Solvang, California
California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.
Kerry, Ireland
An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Chicopee, Massachusetts
The home of a famed utopian science fiction author has been preserved long after his predicted future in the year 2000.
Springfield, Massachusetts
A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.
Los Angeles, California
Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.
Pacifica, California
The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.
South Lake Tahoe, California
One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.
Berkeley, California
A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.
Burlingame, California
A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.
Calabasas, California
A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.
San Quentin, California
This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.
San Francisco, California
A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.
Santa Rosa, California
A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.
Palos Verdes Estates, California
Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.
San Francisco, California
Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.