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Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.