Berkeley, California
Thornburg Village
A storybook European village in Berkeley.
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Berkeley, California
A storybook European village in Berkeley.
Near Lake Arrowhead, California
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
Silverado, California
The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Berkeley, California
Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Leggett, California
This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Los Angeles, California
A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.
San Francisco, California
The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
San Francisco, California
In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Los Angeles, California
Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.
Los Angeles, California
Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.
Los Angeles, California
In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Napa, California
The largest drain hole in the world.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Los Angeles, California
Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.
San Jose, California
The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Landers, California
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.