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A monument to the love people have for their pets.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.