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Arcata, California

Kinetic Grand Championship

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.
Casey Added by Casey
Palm Springs, California

Ruddy's General Store Museum

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.
Added by curt g
San Diego, California

Mushroom Beach House

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.
Added by gotmynumbr
Escondido, California

Elfin Forest

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.
wmilam Added by wmilam
Carlsbad, California

Copper Creek Falls and Mine

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.
jondi letnap Added by jondi letnap
Carlsbad, California

Craftsmanship Museum

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.
Josh Added by Josh
San Diego, California

Memorial to the White Deer of Mission Hills

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.
Sydney Rose Added by Sydney Rose
San Diego, California

Yiddishland California

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.
Added by cc17
Santee, California

Museum of Creation and Earth History

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
San Diego, California

Villa Montezuma

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Seattle, Washington

Byen Bakeri

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.
rachelrummel Added by rachelrummel
Los Angeles, California

Eagle Rock

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.
Lori Alden Holuta Added by Lori Alden Holuta
Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Sculpture Garden

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.
jessicahester1 Added by jessicahester1
Los Angeles, California

Travel Town Museum

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Alfred Lord Tennisanyone Added by Alfred Lord Tennisanyone
Los Angeles, California

Metropolitan Pit Stop

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.
Added by Craig Baker
Los Angeles, California

No Vacancy

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.
wmilam Added by wmilam
Los Angeles, California

Sunken City

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
Added by Bswanson
Los Angeles, California

Rosenheim Mansion

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
mark hayward Added by mark hayward
Cambria, California

Nitt Witt Ridge

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.
Added by mbison
San Francisco, California

1908 Cistern Circles

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Boulder, Colorado

NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Atomic Clock

The clock that sets them all.
Added by Henry
Boulder, Colorado

Boulder Teahouse

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.
Added by andymason327
Ariel, Washington

D.B. Cooper Day at the Ariel General Store & Tavern

An annual celebration of the infamous, unsolved skyjacking.
Kiri the Unicorn Added by Kiri the Unicorn
Richland, Washington

B Reactor

A 1940s nuclear reactor built to produce plutonium for the Manhattan Project.
Added by MarkJ