Topanga, California
Great Wall of Topanga
You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Rancho Mirage, California
Sunnylands
You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.
Baker, California
Travelers Monument
This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.
Los Angeles, California
Peano's Faces of Venice Beach
The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.
San Luis Obispo, California
The Bells of El Camino Real
A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."
Niland, California
East Jesus
An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.
Arcata, California
Kinetic Grand Championship
Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.
Pasadena, California
Colorado Street Bridge
A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.
Palm Springs, California
Volkswagen Spider Sculpture
This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.
La Quinta, California
Big Metal Roadrunner
A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.
Borrego Springs, California
Fonts Point
A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.
Permanently Closed
Los Angeles, California
The Babylon Court
This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.
Bodfish, California
Silver City Ghost Town
This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.
Los Angeles, California
LAX Theme Building
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Bishop, California
Erick Schat's Bakkerÿ
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
Solvang, California
Solvang Wind Harp
California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.
Del Monte Forest, California
Ghost Trees of Pescadero Point
Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.
Los Angeles, California
Capitol Records Building Morse Code
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Yermo, California
Peggy Sue's 50's Diner & Diner-Saur Park
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Keeler, California
Cerro Gordo
A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.
San Diego, California
Unconditional Surrender
A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."
Camarillo, California
Scary Dairy
Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.
Los Angeles, California
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.
Guadalupe, California
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.
