Places curiouser 54cc2706 Wants to Go

Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.

The same family lived in this Victorian house for nearly 100 years without altering the building.

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

The smallest Mexican land grant in California was given, and then taken from, a 19th-century teacher and nurse.

An eerie natural formation that looks right back at you.

The American rainmaker and a burst dam.

This cabin once belonged to one of California's original settlers.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

A scenic hike in the High Sierra that ends at an old gold mine.

A grave dedicated to the pioneers who settled California.

A fascinating and comprehensive look at the evolution of medical practice in the Sacramento Valley since the mid-1800s.

Kayak out to a floating restroom.

Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.

This California museum is home to one of the largest collections related to the 'Treasure Island' author.

A little-known, but surprisingly large waterfall on the Little Truckee River in the northern Sierra Nevada.

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

The oldest continuously operating Catholic school west of the Mississippi.

A mine in the Sierra Nevada that produced nothing but barren quartz.

A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

A well-preserved sheepherding camp now lies in the heart of the Granite Chief Wilderness, in the high Sierra Nevada.