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The Alibi Clock

Vallejo, California

The Alibi Clock

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

One of many vendors at the market.

Berkeley, California

Berkeley Flea Market

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

(Headlands Center for the Arts)

Mill Valley, California

Headlands Center for the Arts

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

The manicured green

San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Lawn Bowling Club

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

Keyhole Arch at Pfeiffer Beach

Big Sur, California

Keyhole Arch at Pfeiffer Beach

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Point Molate

Richmond, California

Point Molate

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

Torrey pine grove on Santa Rosa Island.

Santa Barbara County, California

Torrey Pines of Santa Rosa Island

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

Emperor Norton "Pause, Traveler" plaque (1939) following 2018 restoration. Photo:

South San Francisco, California

Emperor Norton Plaque

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

Johnny Cash rises 15 stories over a drinking establishment.

Sacramento, California

Johnny Cash Mural

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

Wardholme Torrey Pine

Carpinteria, California

Wardholme Torrey Pine

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Mare Island Naval Cemetery

Vallejo, California

Mare Island Naval Cemetery

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

Diaphonized fish at the California Academy of Sciences

San Francisco, California

Research Departments, California Academy of Sciences

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

Fathom Bistro, Bait, and Tackle

San Diego, California

Fathom Bistro, Bait, and Tackle

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

Golden Gate Park Nursery

San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Nursery

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

Heroes Grove Memorial

San Francisco, California

Heroes Grove Memorial

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

Exterior of the California Historical Society headquarters.

San Francisco, California

California Historical Society Headquarters

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.

Angler's Lodge and Casting Pools

San Francisco, California

Angler's Lodge and Casting Pools

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

The Cathedral Building from Across Broadway

Oakland, California

Cathedral Building

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

Waves hitting scrap.

Oxnard, California

La Jenelle Park

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.

Solar Intersections

Davis, California

Solar Intersections

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Vintage postcard showing model yachts on Spreckels Lake

San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Model Yacht Club

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

The view from outside the fence.

Palm Springs, California

Volkswagen Spider Sculpture

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Abandoned sugar silos in 2009. (Wikimedia Commons)
Permanently Closed

Santa Maria, California

Betteravia Sugar Plant

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

Cesar Chavez Park

Berkeley, California

Cesar Chavez Park

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

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