Santa Monica, California
Farnam House
On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.
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Santa Monica, California
On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Santa Barbara, California
The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.
Los Angeles, California
World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.
Los Angeles, California
A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.
Topanga, California
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
Los Angeles, California
Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.
Goleta, California
A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.
Calabasas, California
A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.
Simi Valley, California
An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."
Thousand Oaks, California
From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.
Newbury Park, California
A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.
Camarillo, California
Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.
Camarillo, California
Over one million bird-related artifacts await.
Ventura, California
Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.
McKittrick, California
Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
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 Luis Obispo, California
A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."
Morro Bay, California
A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Cambria, California
A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.
Shandon, California
A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.