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The Top - Moro Rock at Sequoia National Park

Three Rivers, California

Moro Rock

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

 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.

Cyclisk stretches 65 feet straight into the air

Santa Rosa, California

Cyclisk - Santa Rosa Monument

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Bombay Beach, California. (Wikimedia Commons)

Bombay Beach, California

Bombay Beach

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Iron Zoo
Permanently Closed

Coalinga, California

Iron Zoo

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

The Penny Bar
Permanently Closed

McKittrick, California

Penny Bar

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

A truck at the M*A*S*H shooting location.

Agoura Hills, California

M*A*S*H Filming Location

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

Atop the potato chip

Ramona, California

Potato Chip Rock

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Galleta Meadows Estate

Borrego Springs, California

Galleta Meadows Estate

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

The Witch's House in 2012

Beverly Hills, California

Spadena House

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

July 2022

Inglewood, California

Randy's Donuts

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

End of the Trail

Santa Monica, California

Route 66 End of the Trail Sign

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Healing Center

San Bernardino, California

Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Healing Center

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

24 Hr. Cupcake ATM
Permanently Closed

Beverly Hills, California

24-Hour-Sprinkles

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch

Oro Grande, California

Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Monopoly in the Park

San Jose, California

Monopoly in the Park

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Robo Lights

Palm Springs, California

Robo Lights

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Yes, you can make art from an abandoned toilet.

Joshua Tree, California

The Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

General Sherman

Sequoia National Park, California

General Sherman

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Dining room at the Madonna Inn

San Luis Obispo, California

Madonna Inn

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Willis Tower Glass Platform

Chicago, Illinois

Willis Tower Glass Platform

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The haunted-house-like entrance.

London, England

The Clink Prison Museum

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

Photo taken Sep 2022

London, England

Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

Platform 9 3/4

London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

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