San Francisco, California
Prelinger Library
Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.
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San Francisco, California
Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.
San Bernardino County, California
The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.
Los Angeles, California
A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.
Victorville, California
Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.
Los Angeles, California
Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.
Pasadena, California
This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.
Folsom, California
This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.
San Francisco, California
Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.
Los Angeles, California
Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.
Culver City, California
Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.
Agoura Hills, California
The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.
Los Angeles, California
A fashion designer's dazzling world of Japanese collectibles is hidden in a warehouse downtown.
Pomona, California
A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.
Pacifica, California
The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.
Los Angeles, California
L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.
San Francisco, California
A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.
San Francisco, California
A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.
San Diego, California
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
Santa Monica, California
An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.
Oakland, California
The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.
Sierra Madre, California
Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.
Los Angeles, California
Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.
San Francisco, California
The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.