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Mountain View, California

The Real Birthplace of Silicon Valley-The Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.
Added by rexyten
Mountain View, California

Android Lawn Statues

A gathering of green robots at the Googleplex.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Sunnyvale, California

Orchard Heritage Park

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Sunnyvale, California

Libby's Water Tower

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.
Eirik Gumeny Added by Eirik Gumeny
Los Gatos, California

The Cats

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.
ChristinaRoo Added by ChristinaRoo
Pescadero, California

Año Nuevo Island

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.
Added by hofler
Davenport, California

Davenport Pier Beach

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
Holly Prz Added by Holly Prz
Santa Cruz, California

Santa Cruz Surfing Museum

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.
Added by Cosmic Joke
Pacifica, California

McCloskey Castle

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Pacifica, California

Devil's Slide Bunker

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Pacifica, California

Linda Mar Taco Bell

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Santa Cruz, California

Court of Mysteries

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
jmarcusfrost Added by jmarcusfrost
Aptos, California

Egg Vending Machine at Glaum Ranch

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.
Added by jmpasko
Aptos, California

SS Palo Alto

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

Dennis the Menace Playground

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.
Added by Martin
Monterey, California

Doc Ricketts Memorial

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.
Added by Martin
Monterey, California

Monterey's Old Whaling Station

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.
Added by Martin
Monterey, California

Monterey's Moon Tree

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.
Added by Martin
Monterey, California

Old Monterey Jail

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.
Added by Martin
Monterey, California

Colton Hall Museum

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.
Added by Martin
Monterey, California

Sloat Monument

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.
Added by Martin
Monterey, California

Monterey's Custom House

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.
Added by Martin
Monterey, California

Casa del Oro

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.
Added by Martin
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Palace of the Governors

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell