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Crockett, California
Bailey Art Museum
Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.
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Long Beach, California
Looff's Lite-A-Line
The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.
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Landers, California
The Dream Wanderer
Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.
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Sacramento, California
Patty Reed's Doll
A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.
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San Diego, California
Space Invaders
The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.
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Oxnard, California
Casa Sirena Seaside Resort
Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.
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Huntington Beach, California
Don The Beachcomber
This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.
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Albany, California
The Bone Room
A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.
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Cambria, California
Victoria's Last Resort
Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.
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Los Angeles, California
almighty Opp
A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.
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Mission Viejo, California
Oso Creek Fairy Trail
This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.
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Belvedere Tiburon, California
Lava House
An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.
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San Francisco, California
Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship
A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.
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San Francisco, California
The First Sea-Punk Mural
Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.
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Berkeley, California
Tail of the Yak
Handmade treasures from around the world.
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Bakersfield, California
Last Woolworth's Lunch Counter
An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.
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San Francisco, California
Aria Antiques
A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.
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Santa Barbara, California
Knapp’s Castle
The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.
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San Francisco, California
Museum of Exotica
An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.
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Los Angeles, California
Everything Is Terrible
This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.
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Los Angeles, California
Chandelier Tree
Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.
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San Francisco, California
Defenestration
Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.
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Banning, California
The Museum of Pinball
The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.
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Berkeley, California
Fairy Post Office
Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.
