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This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.