Vallejo, California
The Alibi Clock
The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.
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Vallejo, California
The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.
San Francisco, California
Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.
Winters, California
The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.
Winters, California
If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.
Alameda, California
Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Long Beach, California
These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.
Yosemite National Park, California
A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.
Kansasville, Wisconsin
The Bong-area park police have asked visitors to please, stop stealing the signs.
Reno, Nevada
Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."
Reno, Nevada
An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.
Santa Cruz, California
Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.
Mount Hamilton, California
The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
Oakland, California
A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.
Oakland, California
The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.
Oakland, California
Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.
Berkeley, California
Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.
Berkeley, California
One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.
Healdsburg, California
A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.
Castroville, California
It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."
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.
Pescadero, California
Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.
Pescadero, California
A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.