Santa Margarita, California
Rinconada Mercury Mine
Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.
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Santa Margarita, California
Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.
Goleta, California
A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.
Solvang, California
California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.
Calistoga, California
This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.
Anaheim, California
A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.
Oakland, California
International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.
Fremont, California
This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.
Culver City, California
Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.
Carlsbad, California
This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.
Pomona, California
This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.
Nevada City, California
A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.
Stanford, California
A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.
Colma, California
The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.
El Segundo, California
Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.
Three Rivers, California
Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Big Sur, California
It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
San Diego, California
This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
Mill Valley, California
Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."
Inyo County, California
An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.
San Diego County, California
The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.
South Lake Tahoe, California
One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.
San Francisco, California
Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.
Big Sur, California
Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.
Sonora, California
Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.