Oakland, California
Dunsmuir-Hellman Historic Estate
Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.
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Oakland, California
Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.
Berkeley, California
A storybook European village in Berkeley.
Belvedere Tiburon, California
An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.
San Francisco, California
Half of a house.
San Francisco, California
27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.
San Francisco, California
One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.
San Francisco, California
Russian history in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
San Francisco, California
A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.
Pacifica, California
Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Pacific Grove, California
The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.
Pebble Beach, California
This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.
Eureka, California
Experience the "opulence, grace, and grandeur of Eureka's most famous Victorian Inn."
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Bryce, Utah
Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."
Panguitch, Utah
The notorious Wild West outlaw was raised in this unassuming abode.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Aspen, Colorado
An architect in Aspen used psychedelics as his muse while building this mushroom masterpiece.
Lucas, Kansas
Self-built house and sculpture park where the creator can still be seen in a glass coffin.
Bellville, Texas
A medieval castle in the middle of rural Texas.
Houston, Texas
A forgotten 1800s burial vault hides in plain sight beneath a busy downtown Houston bridge.