Tucson, Arizona
The Franklin Auto Museum
One of the largest private collections of cars manufactured by the short-lived Franklin Automobile Company.
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Tucson, Arizona
One of the largest private collections of cars manufactured by the short-lived Franklin Automobile Company.
Tucson, Arizona
A natural history wunderkammer in the middle of the desert.
Tucson, Arizona
The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
San Diego, California
Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.
San Diego, California
The freeway that never was.
San Diego, California
An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
San Diego, California
Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.
San Diego, California
A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.
Belvedere Tiburon, California
Social saloon from a scrapped trans-Pacific 19th century steamer.
Santa Rosa, California
340 bicycles, 65 feet high.
San Francisco, California
The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.
Calistoga, California
A sculpture dedicated to Napa Valley's oldest mineral water company.
Palm Springs, California
Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.
Napa, California
Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.
Hawthorne, California
The first privately-owned space capsule to orbit and land carried a secret payload: a wheel of Le Brouère.
Lodi, California
A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.
Pasadena, California
A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.
Arcadia, California
A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.
Riverside, California
This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.
Riverside, California
The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.
Salinas, California
Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.
Newberry Springs, California
The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.