Burbank, California
Vulture Culture Oddities
An oddity shop filled with loads of bones, skulls, crafting materials, vintage taxidermy, and more.
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Burbank, California
An oddity shop filled with loads of bones, skulls, crafting materials, vintage taxidermy, and more.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Los Gatos, California
Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Fremont, California
The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.
Berkeley, California
Handmade treasures from around the world.
Albany, California
A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.
El Cerrito, California
9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.
Belvedere Tiburon, California
An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.
Sausalito, California
A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.
San Diego, California
Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.
Santee, California
A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.
El Cajon, California
Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.
Lakeside, California
The smallest Mexican land grant in California was given, and then taken from, a 19th-century teacher and nurse.
Liming Village, Taiwan
This old shop has been selling plum juice in central Taipei for over 60 years.
Edwards Air Force Base, California
These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.
Hi Vista, California
The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.
El Mirage, California
Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.
Lancaster, California
Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.
Westminster, California
The heart of Little Saigon in Orange County is also the first and largest Vietnamese shopping center in the U.S.
Bakersfield, California
Get your footwear fixed inside a 30-foot-long shoe built by an obsessive cobbler in 1947.
Porterville, California
The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.
Visalia, California
Far out of its comfort zone, this sequoia was planted as a symbol of the connection between Visalia and its neighboring national park.
Lemon Cove, California
This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.
Pasadena, California
Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.