Amboy, California
Guardian Lions of Route 66
A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
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Amboy, California
A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Cambria, California
A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.
Altadena, California
"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.
Inyo County, California
A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.
Glen Ellen, California
The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.
Palomar Mountain, California
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Los Angeles, California
Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.
San Francisco, California
Half of a house.
Asheville, North Carolina
A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.
Mexico City, Mexico
This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.
Murphys, California
A popular tourist cave with a dark past.
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
Gilroy, California
Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
Escondido, California
This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.
Byron, California
A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.
San Francisco, California
Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.
Calistoga, California
The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Reading, Pennsylvania
This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.