San Francisco, California
Lincoln Park
Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.
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San Francisco, California
Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Pescadero, California
Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.
Solvang, California
Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
Mountain View, California
From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
Willow Creek, California
This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.
Monterey, California
The oldest continuously operating church in California.
Three Rivers, California
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Pacific Grove, California
Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.
Inverness, California
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Solvang, California
Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.
San Francisco, California
Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.
Topanga, California
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
Santa Ynez, California
The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Cambria, California
A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Pioneertown, California
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Murphys, California
A popular tourist cave with a dark past.
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Gilroy, California
Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.