Aptos, California
SS Palo Alto
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
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Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.
Seattle, Washington
Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.
Seattle, Washington
Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.
Seattle, Washington
A colorful architectural gem in Seattle’s uniquely modern Central Library.
Sebastopol, California
Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."
Petaluma, California
The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.
Santa Rosa, California
340 bicycles, 65 feet high.
Santa Rosa, California
A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.
Sonoma, California
This world-class vineyard has a peculiar collection of contemporary sculptures scattered across the property.
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Big Trees, California
California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.
Sparks, Nevada
Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".
Volcano, California
Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.
San Francisco, California
This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).
Berkeley, California
A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.
San Francisco, California
Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.
San Francisco, California
Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.
San Francisco, California
Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.
San Francisco, California
Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.
Stockton, California
This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.
Winters, California
If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.
Winters, California
The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.