Los Angeles, California
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The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.
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Los Angeles, California
The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.
Rosamond, California
Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.
Los Angeles, California
Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.
Los Angeles, California
A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.
Napa, California
The largest drain hole in the world.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
Palm Springs, California
An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
San Francisco, California
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
San Francisco, California
The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Near Lake Arrowhead, California
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Joshua Tree, California
An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.
Los Angeles, California
Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.
Los Angeles, California
Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
La CaƱada Flintridge, California
An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.
Los Angeles, California
This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.