Yermo, California
Calico Ghost Town
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
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Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
San Francisco, California
A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.
Bodfish, California
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Joshua Tree, California
Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."
Eureka, California
Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
Ludlow, California
One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.
Santa Ynez, California
The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.
Calistoga, California
California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Humboldt County, California
One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.
Tulelake, California
Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
San Francisco, California
The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.
Los Angeles, California
A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
Laguna Beach, California
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
Santa Cruz, California
A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Aguascalientes, Mexico
A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.
Palenque, Mexico
An elaborate Mayan city shrouded in alien conspiracy revealed the tomb of Pacal the Great.
Agoura Hills, California
A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.
Los Angeles, California
The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.
Simi Valley, California
A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.