Pacifica, California
Devil's Slide Bunker
The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.
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Pacifica, California
The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.
Pacifica, California
Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.
San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
Berkeley, California
This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.
San Francisco, California
Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.
Nye, Nevada
Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.
Mono County, California
Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Mammoth Lakes, California
Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.
Virginia City, Nevada
These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.
Virginia City, Nevada
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.
Cupertino, California
If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.
Richmond, California
An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.
Vallejo, California
The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.
Oakland, California
Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.
Oakland, California
An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.
Byron, California
A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.
Calistoga, California
This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.
Murphys, California
A popular tourist cave with a dark past.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.