San Francisco, California
San Francisco's Cable Car Museum
Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.
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San Francisco, California
Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.
Los Angeles, California
Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.
San Francisco, California
Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.
Beverly Hills, California
Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.
Friday Harbor, Washington
This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.
Pasadena, California
A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.
Panamint, California
The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.
Topanga, California
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
San Bernardino, California
A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
Berkeley, California
Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.
Los Angeles, California
This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Phillipsville, California
A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.
Portland, Oregon
This stoic, if derpy, giant stands as a monument to Oregon's statehood and the novelty culture of yesteryear.
Colma, California
The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.
San Francisco, California
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
San Francisco, California
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
San Francisco, California
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Los Angeles, California
Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.
San Francisco, California
A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.
New York, New York
Lie in a hammock where George Washington stood.