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Rosamond, California
The Cat House
Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Los Angeles, California
Valley Relics Museum
One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.
Los Angeles, California
Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant
This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
Beverly Hills, California
Union 76 Gas Station
The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.
Santa Monica, California
Farnam House
On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.
Los Angeles, California
Mosaic Tile House
Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.
Culver City, California
Holy Cross Cemetery
A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.
San Bernardino, California
Unofficial McDonald's Museum
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
Santee, California
Museum of Creation and Earth History
A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.
Santa Ysabel, California
The JAB Canid Education and Conservation Center
Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.
Mecca, California
Dos Palmas and San Andreas Springs
These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.
Ocotillo, California
Coyote's Flying Saucer Retrievals and Repairs
A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.
Felicity, California
Felicity, California: Center of the World
Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.
Tucson, Arizona
Valley of the Moon
The Magical World of George Phar Legler.
Tucson, Arizona
Lisa Frank Factory
Despite a recent paint job, the factory still sits empty.
