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Meet 'Big Josh,' the 20-foot-tall muffler man.

This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.

An oddity shop filled with loads of bones, skulls, crafting materials, vintage taxidermy, and more.

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

This L.A. fixture has been serving hot dogs out of a giant hot dog since 1946.

Built to hold Gold Rush wealth, this building has withstood the test of time.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Apple memorabilia in an undisclosed warehouse, hidden for undisclosed reasons.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

After the nearby mercury mine shut down, this town was abandoned and declared a Superfund site.

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

An entertaining journey through the odd and strange awaits visitors to this shop.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.