Earlimart, California
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.
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Earlimart, California
A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.
Porterville, California
The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.
Tulare, California
A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.
Kingsburg, California
A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.
Fresno, California
The same family lived in this Victorian house for nearly 100 years without altering the building.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Paicines, California
After the nearby mercury mine shut down, this town was abandoned and declared a Superfund site.
Taft, California
Wander through desolate oil fields littered with rigs.
Maricopa, California
Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.
Bakersfield, California
Get your footwear fixed inside a 30-foot-long shoe built by an obsessive cobbler in 1947.
Bakersfield, California
An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.
El Mirage, California
Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Lake Los Angeles, California
A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.
Lancaster, California
Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.
Hi Vista, California
The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.
Edwards Air Force Base, California
These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.
Edwards Air Force Base, California
Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.
Boron, California
Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.
California City, California
The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.
California City, California
Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.
Cantil, California
Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.
Johannesburg, California
The liveliest ghost town in the state.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.