Garden Grove, California
Christ Cathedral (Crystal Cathedral)
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
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Garden Grove, California
Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
Palomar Mountain, California
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
San Francisco, California
Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.
Beverly Hills, California
Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.
Palo Alto, California
Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
San Bernardino, California
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
San Francisco, California
This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
Santa Ynez, California
The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.
Los Angeles, California
The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
San Francisco, California
A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.
San Francisco, California
The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.
San Francisco, California
A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Portland, Oregon
Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.
McMinnville, Oregon
Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.
McMinnville, Oregon
The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.
Portland, Oregon
The U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric submarine rests half-submerged in the middle of Portland.
Portland, Oregon
These machines have been collecting dust for decades.
Antelope, Oregon
Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.