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This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.