Santa Barbara County, California
Torrey Pines of Santa Rosa Island
Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.
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Santa Barbara County, California
Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Monterey, California
The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.
Carpinteria, California
At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.
Santa Barbara, California
Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.
Moss Landing, California
More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.
Blythe, California
Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.
San Francisco, California
A monument to the love people have for their pets.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Los Angeles, California
This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Crestline, California
Carved by a waterfall in a hard-to-reach rock formation, this heart-shaped rock has inspired romantics for decades.
Los Angeles, California
Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
West Sacramento, California
I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.
Dixon, California
This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.
Sacramento, California
Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.
Sutter, California
Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.
Scranton, Pennsylvania
Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
A beautiful oddities shop crammed with strange and morbid curiosities.