Glendale, California
Adams Square Mini Park
An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.
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Glendale, California
An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.
Oakland, California
A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.
Los Altos, California
The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.
Monterey, California
This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.
San Francisco, California
Approximately 250,000 people left homeless by the great earthquake and fires found shelter in Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.
Culver City, California
Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.
Winters, California
If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.
Los Gatos, California
A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.
Palm Springs, California
This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.
Simi Valley, California
A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.
Pasadena, California
Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.
Palm Springs, California
This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.
West Hollywood, California
An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."
Lucerne Valley, California
This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.
Goleta, California
This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.
San Anselmo, California
George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.
Carson, California
Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.
San Francisco, California
The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.
Baker, California
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
San Francisco, California
Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.
Altadena, California
This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.
San Francisco, California
This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.
Oakland, California
This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.