San Francisco, California
Bourn Mansion
A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
San Francisco, California
A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.
Los Angeles, California
A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.
Los Angeles, California
Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.
Baker, California
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
Palo Alto, California
This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.
Los Angeles, California
An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.
Stanford, California
A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.
Pacifica, California
Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.
El Segundo, California
Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.
Del Monte Forest, California
Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.
Cambria, California
Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.
Sierra Madre, California
Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.
San Francisco, California
Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.
Fremont, California
This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.
Santa Rosa, California
340 bicycles, 65 feet high.
Belvedere Tiburon, California
Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.
Los Angeles, California
The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.
Felicity, California
Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.
San Bernardino County, California
This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.
Pacifica, California
The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.
Coalinga, California
A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.
Joshua Tree, California
An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.
Los Angeles, California
First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.
McKittrick, California
Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.