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This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

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."

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

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

Traditional, pre-Hispanic food is served alongside classic favorites in this family-owned Mexican restaurant.

This historic home has survived wars, drought, and financial woes to become a California landmark.

This museum honors the farming past of the “Salad Bowl of the World.”

A commercial fishing boat stranded on the California coast.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A wealth of seafaring history displayed on the California coast.

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

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."