San Francisco, California
Tobin House
Half of a house.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Francisco, California
Half of a house.
San Francisco, California
Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.
San Francisco, California
A monument to the love people have for their pets.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Los Angeles, California
This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.
San Francisco, California
A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Palo Alto, California
Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.
Los Angeles, California
Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.
Los Angeles, California
A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Los Angeles, California
Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
San Francisco, California
This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.
Bodfish, California
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
San Francisco, California
An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
Sequoia National Park, California
Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.