Beatty, Nevada
Rhyolite Ghost Town
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Places I've been
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Beatty, Nevada
Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Lancaster, California
Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
California City, California
The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Calipatria, California
A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.
San Juan Capistrano, California
Oldest building in California still in use.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
California City, California
Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.
Felicity, California
Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Bombay Beach, California
Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Pescadero, California
A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Pasadena, California
A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
Palomar Mountain, California
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
Loyalton, California
Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.