Winters, California
Sam Spade's Office
If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.
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Winters, California
If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.
Borrego Springs, California
A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.
Borrego Springs, California
A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.
Pasadena, California
A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.
Livermore, California
Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.
Twentynine Palms, California
In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.
San Diego, California
The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.
Los Angeles, California
Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.
Oakland, California
A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.
Culver City, California
A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.
Santee, California
A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.
Santa Barbara, California
The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.
Cerritos, California
A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
San Francisco, California
Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.
Hemet, California
This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.
Stanford, California
An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.
Los Angeles, California
This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.
Joshua Tree, California
The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."
Nevada City, California
The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.
San Francisco, California
Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.
Pasadena, California
Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.
San Francisco, California
27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.
San Francisco, California
Only hotel where you can legally launder money.