Places Seabiscuit Wants to Go

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

The freeway that never was.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

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

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

This peaceful garden is hidden on the grounds of a spiritual organization founded by a pioneer yogi.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.