Near Lake Arrowhead, California
SkyPark at Santa's Village
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
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Near Lake Arrowhead, California
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Los Angeles, California
Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.
Los Angeles, California
Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Napa, California
The largest drain hole in the world.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
San Francisco, California
In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.
San Francisco, California
The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
Los Angeles, California
Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
San Francisco, California
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Los Angeles, California
The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Los Angeles, California
Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.
San Francisco, California
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
Los Angeles, California
Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.