Whitney Portal, California
Mount Whitney Summit Shelter
The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.
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Whitney Portal, California
The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.
Porterville, California
The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.
La Cañada Flintridge, California
NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.
San Diego, California
This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.
Carpinteria, California
Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.
Lake Elsinore, California
This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.
Santa Ysabel, California
Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.
Lone Pine, California
This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.
June Lake, California
A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.
Earlimart, California
A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Belvedere Tiburon, California
Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.
Pescadero, California
Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.
Davenport, California
Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
Duncans Mills, California
Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.
Big Sur, California
It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
Menlo Park, California
Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.
San Simeon, California
This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
Calipatria, California
Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
Long Beach, California
These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.
Cantil, California
Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.
Stanford, California
A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.
Palos Verdes Estates, California
Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.
Santa Margarita, California
Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.