San Simeon, California
Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery
This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
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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 Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Kilauea, Hawaii
A once-glowing grotto at the bottom of Waikapalae Wet Cave.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.
Koloa, Hawaii
This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.
Lahaina, Hawaii
Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Long Beach, Washington
Home of Jake the Alligator Man, the mummified remains of a cigar smoking, cross-dressing celebrity of the Northwestern coast.
Portland, Oregon
The magic's in the hole!
Clackamas County, Oregon
Hollowed out cedar log tubs set in an ancient towering forest.
Seattle, Washington
A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.
Seattle, Washington
A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.
Los Angeles, California
This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Los Angeles, California
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles, California
From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.
Pasadena, California
Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.
Pasadena, California
Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.
Pasadena, California
A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.
Los Angeles, California
The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.
Los Angeles, California
It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.
Los Angeles, California
The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.