Johannesburg, California
Randsburg
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Johannesburg, California
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
Los Angeles, California
Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.
San Francisco, California
A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
Beverly Hills, California
Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.
Joshua Tree, California
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Topanga, California
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
Newport Beach, California
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
San Francisco, California
A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
San Francisco, California
With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.
Los Angeles, California
Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."
Los Angeles, California
A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.
Banning, California
The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.
Los Angeles, California
The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.
San Jose, California
San Francisco Bay's ghost town.
Ludlow, California
One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.
Near Lake Arrowhead, California
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
Los Angeles, California
In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Bolinas, California
This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
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.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Truckee, California
The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.