Mecca, California
International Banana Museum
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
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Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Los Angeles, California
A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Landers, California
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
Johannesburg, California
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
Glendora, California
The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.
Fremont, California
Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.
California
The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Felton, California
This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.
Los Angeles, California
Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.
Ione, California
One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.
Los Angeles, California
The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.
Los Angeles, California
This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.
Los Angeles, California
Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.
San Bernardino, California
This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.
San Francisco, California
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
Topanga, California
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
Los Angeles, California
A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.
Los Angeles, California
The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.
Bodfish, California
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
San Francisco, California
With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.