San Diego, California
Villa Montezuma
A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.
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San Diego, California
A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.
San Francisco, California
The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.
Tulelake, California
Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.
Menlo Park, California
A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.
Sacramento, California
The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.
Pasadena, California
Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.
Santa Ysabel, California
Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.
San Diego, California
The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.
Lake Elsinore, California
This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.
Oakland, California
Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.
Eureka, California
Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."
San Francisco, California
Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.
Los Angeles, California
This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.
Pasadena, California
The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.
Los Angeles, California
A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.
Port Costa, California
Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.
Pasadena, California
A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
Winterhaven, California
Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.
Sea Ranch, California
This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.
San Francisco, California
The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.
Porterville, California
The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.
Twentynine Palms, California
The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.
Pasadena, California
Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.
Needles, California
An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.