San Francisco, California
Land’s End Octagon House
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
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San Francisco, California
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
San Francisco, California
A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
Los Angeles, California
Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.
Los Angeles, California
This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Laguna Beach, California
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Los Angeles, California
A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Glendale, California
A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.
San Francisco, California
A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.
Los Angeles, California
A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
Pasadena, California
A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.
Hong Kong
Despite being built 50 years ago, this housing estate's unconventional design gives it a futuristic, sci-fi aesthetic.
Chur, Switzerland
Study the Alien etchings in this fountain while you refill your water bottle.
Hirzel, Switzerland
Its collection commemorates the author of the iconic children's book "Heidi."
Bern, Switzerland
Dining in this grain cellar feels like stepping onto a fantasy film set.
Geneva, Switzerland
Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Visit Europe's largest subterranean waterfall, carved by water from the glaciers of the towering peaks surrounding the valley.