Mecca, California
Salton Sea
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
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Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Littledean, England
A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Sligo, Ireland
A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.
Nevada City, California
A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.
San Francisco, California
This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
Oakland, California
Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Rosamond, California
Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.
Santa Clarita, California
This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.
Altadena, California
The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.
Los Angeles, California
A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.
Pasadena, California
Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.
Los Angeles, California
Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.
Pasadena, California
A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.
Pasadena, California
Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.
Pasadena, California
Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.
Los Angeles, California
A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
New York, New York
From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.
New York, New York
Touching mementoes from those who didn't make it back from World War I still hang in one of New York's oldest bars.
Queens, New York
Nondescript elevator doors open to reveal a stunning, surreal world.
New York, New York
Recovered suit of a cannibalistic West African gang.