San Francisco, California
Balmy Alley Murals
Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.
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San Francisco, California
Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
San Bernardino County, California
A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
San Diego, California
A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.
Los Angeles, California
This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
Newberry Springs, California
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
San Francisco, California
The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.
San Diego, California
San Diego's most historic and haunted home.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
San Francisco, California
Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.
San Francisco, California
Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.