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All that remians of the great Fleishhacker Pool

San Francisco, California

Fleishhacker Pool Ruins

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Balmy Alley

San Francisco, California

Balmy Alley Murals

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

They were built in 1979.

San Francisco, California

Esmeralda Slide Park

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Bernal Heights goes hard for Pride.

San Francisco, California

Bernal Hill Rock

This colorful boulder serves as a canvas for political statements and artistic expression.

SCRAP Depot

San Francisco, California

SCRAP

For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.

The path features a spectacular view of downtown San Francisco.

San Francisco, California

Philosopher’s Way

Around the perimeter of San Francisco’s second-largest park is a meandering 2.7-mile path designed to inspire contemplation.

San Francisco Naval Shipyard. (chrisd2006/Flickr)

San Francisco, California

Hunter's Point Shipyard

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

Founded in 1771, the mission remains nearly unchanged from its early days.

Jolon, California

Mission San Antonio de Padua

This mission, established in 1771, is the most remote of California’s Franciscan missions.

 San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

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.

Lompoc Valley Drive-In Theatre.

Lompoc, California

Lompoc Valley Drive-In

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

It sits behind chain link and barbed wire

Goleta, California

Barnsdall-Rio Grande Gas Station

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park

Santa Barbara, California

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

OstrichLand USA

Solvang, California

OstrichLand USA

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

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