Death Valley, California
Wildrose Charcoal Kilns
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
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Calistoga, California
Calistoga Petrified Forest
The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
Yosemite National Park, California
The Ahwahnee Hotel
The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.
Inglewood, California
Randy's Donuts
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Inverness, California
Point Reyes Lighthouse
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Los Angeles, California
Global Effects, Inc.
Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.
Los Angeles, California
Korean Bell of Friendship
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
San Francisco, California
Urbano Sundial
A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.
Trona, California
Trona Pinnacles
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Los Angeles, California
Millennium Biltmore Hotel
This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.
San Francisco, California
Presidio Pet Cemetery
A monument to the love people have for their pets.
Joshua Tree, California
World Famous Crochet Museum
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Ione, California
Preston Castle
One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.
San Bernardino, California
Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Healing Center
A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
Los Angeles, California
The Baked Potato Jazz Club
From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.
Piercy, California
Confusion Hill
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Joshua Tree, California
Institute of Mentalphysics
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Los Angeles, California
Samuel Freeman House
This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.
California
Eureka Dunes
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park Druid Circles
The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.
San Jose, California
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
San Francisco, California
Buena Vista Park Tombstones
Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
Los Angeles, California
Miniature Garden of Whimsy
A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.
Los Angeles, California
Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden
This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.
