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Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for a century.

Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.