Places curiouser 54cc2706 Wants to Go

This hiking/biking/horse trail along an old railroad grade features trestles, tunnels, and a roadless stretch through the scenic Susan River canyon.

After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

A relief that wraps around the concourse of Los Angeles's World Trade Center marks one of the city's failed urban design plans.

This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.