San Francisco, California
The Shipwrecks at Land's End
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
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San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
San Francisco, California
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
San Francisco, California
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
San Francisco, California
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
San Francisco, California
The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
San Jose, California
A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.
San Jose, California
The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
San Jose, California
The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
Benicia, California
The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Santa Cruz, California
Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Pacifica, California
The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.
Pacifica, California
Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Los Gatos, California
An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.
Los Gatos, California
Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Los Gatos, California
A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.