Guadalupe, California
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes
Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.
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Guadalupe, California
Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.
El Cajon, California
Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.
Tulelake, California
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
Rio Vista, California
Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.
Portland, Oregon
Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.
Oakland, California
The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.
San Quentin, California
This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.
Albany, California
A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
Oakland, California
Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
Alameda, California
One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.
San Francisco, California
Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.
San Francisco, California
A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.
Bridgeport, California
Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.
Carlsbad, New Mexico
The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."
Carlsbad, New Mexico
A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.
Simi Valley, California
A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.
Santee, California
A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.