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Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

The largest drain hole in the world.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.