San Diego, California
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
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San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
San Diego, California
One of the largest trees of its kind in California.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.
San Diego, California
The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.
San Diego, California
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
San Diego, California
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
San Diego, California
Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
San Diego, California
San Diego's most historic and haunted home.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Ocotillo, California
This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".
Tucson, Arizona
In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.
Tucson, Arizona
Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.
Yuma, Arizona
Walk through the actual strap iron cells and solitary chambers of Arizona Territory’s first prison.
Felicity, California
Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Solvang, California
Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.
Pacific Grove, California
Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.
Monterey, California
This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.
San Simeon, California
This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Guadalupe, California
Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.
New York, New York
This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.