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The "Soul Consoling Tower"

Inyo County, California

Manzanar National Historic Site

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Erick Schat's BakkerĂ¿

Bishop, California

Erick Schat's BakkerĂ¿

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Dutch (North) Windmill from the beach.

San Francisco, California

Dutch Windmill

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The gigantic Murphy Windmill

San Francisco, California

Murphy Windmill

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The Skinny House

Long Beach, California

The Skinniest House in America

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

Island Grissom, one of the THUMS Islands
Permanently Closed

Long Beach, California

Astronaut Islands

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor.

Long Beach, California

RMS Queen Mary

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Wayfarer's Chapel

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Wayfarers Chapel

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Point Vicente Lighthouse

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Point Vicente Lighthouse

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Site of the childhood home of the Beach Boys.

Hawthorne, California

The Beach Boys Childhood Home

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

Light Gate

Manhattan Beach, California

Light Gate

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

July 2022

Inglewood, California

Randy's Donuts

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

View from inside the cave

San Diego, California

Sunny Jim Cave Store

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

The Fallen Star installation is now part of the permanent collection at UCSD

San Diego, California

Fallen Star

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Surfing Madonna.

Encinitas, California

Surfing Madonna

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

1883 Schoolhouse.

Encinitas, California

1883 Schoolhouse

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

Encinitas Boat Houses

Encinitas, California

Encinitas Boat Houses

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

Elfin Forest

Escondido, California

Elfin Forest

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

The World's Largest Hockey Stick & Puck hang on the side of the rink where the Cowichan Capitals Junior A Hockey Club plays in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada.
Permanently Closed

Duncan, British Columbia

World's Largest Hockey Stick & Puck

Canada shows its hockey pride with a giant stick.

The hotel ledger from 1909.

Victoria, British Columbia

The Empress Hotel

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Looking in from the Pandora St. entrance.

Victoria, British Columbia

Fan Tan Alley

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

Yuma Territorial Prison

Yuma, Arizona

Yuma Territorial Prison

Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.

Anza Borrego Desert View Tower

Ocotillo, California

Anza Borrego Desert View Tower

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Saucers in the desert.

Ocotillo, California

Coyote's Flying Saucer Retrievals and Repairs

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

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