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Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

Behind legendary Meltdown Comics is a marker for an engineered musical roadway of the Tehachapi, the great road builders of Kcymaerxthaere.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.