San Diego, California
1895 Looff Carousel
One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.
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Carlsbad, California
The Flower Fields
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
San Diego, California
Sunny Jim Cave Store
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
San Diego, California
Whaley House
San Diego's most historic and haunted home.
Palomar Mountain, California
Palomar Observatory
A world-class observatory in the California desert.
Chula Vista, California
Lower Otay Reservoir
The American rainmaker and a burst dam.
Calipatria, California
Salton Sea Duck Blinds
The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.
Queens, New York
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.
Mecca, California
Salton Sea
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mütter Museum
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
Pasadena, California
The Bubble House
An airy would-be solution to a housing shortage.
San Francisco, California
Spreckels Temple of Music
An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.
San Francisco, California
The Wave Organ
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
San Francisco, California
Alvord Lake Bridge
An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.
San Francisco, California
The Golden Fire Hydrant
The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.
San Francisco, California
Seward Street Slides
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
