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Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The largest drain hole in the world.