chronological so cal trip

by cassidy josephine

86 Items

Coalinga, California

Iron Zoo

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

EricGrundhauser

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Rosamond, California

The Cat House

Exotic feline breeding compound and conservation center.

Hope

Lancaster, California

Civic Musical Road

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

anhie

Lancaster, California

Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Allison

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Lake Los Angeles, California

Lake Los Angeles

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

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Llano, California

Ruins at Llano Del Rio

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Added by razormittens

Mount Baldy, California

Bridge to Nowhere

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

DuckMuscle

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San Bernardino, California

Unofficial McDonald's Museum

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Heather Arment

Added by Heather Arment

Cabazon, California

Cabazon Dinosaurs

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

anhie

Palm Springs, California

Robo Lights

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Allison

Added by Allison

La Quinta, California

Big Metal Roadrunner

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

James Ricci

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Mecca, California

International Banana Museum

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

anhie

Bombay Beach, California

Bombay Beach

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

btracy

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Calipatria, California

Salvation Mountain

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Added by mbison

Calipatria, California

Slab City

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

anhie

Calipatria, California

Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Hope

Calipatria, California

Obsidian Butte on the Salton Sea

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Added by zackofalltrades

Calipatria, California

Calipatria Flagpole

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

richstaab

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Calipatria, California

Salton Sea Duck Blinds

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Mecca, California

Salton Sea

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Ocotillo, California

Coyote's Flying Saucer Retrievals and Repairs

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

lewblank

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Jacumba, California

Endangered Bighorn Sheep In Ko-Pah

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

Added by zackofalltrades

San Diego, California

Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

BuenQamino

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San Diego, California

1895 Looff Carousel

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Gregory T Janetka

Added by Gregory T Janetka

San Diego, California

Lemon Grove Mummies

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

Added by zackofalltrades

San Diego, California

Lucha Libre Taco Shop

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

San Diego, California

Sheriff's Museum

It would be a crime to miss it.

Added by lastpearl

San Diego, California

Whaley House

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

Santee, California

Museum of Creation and Earth History

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

Rebekah Otto

Added by Rebekah Otto

Los Angeles, California

Sunken City

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Added by Bswanson

Long Beach, California

The Skinniest House in America

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

caitlinschneider

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Long Beach, California

The RMS Queen Mary

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Added by Queen Mary Historian

Los Angeles, California

El Bordello Alexandra Apartments

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Los Angeles, California

Ballerina Clown

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Los Angeles, California

Mosaic Tile House

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

rjhemedes

Added by rjhemedes

Los Angeles, California

Marilyn Monroe's Crypt

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

aprilmackillins

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Los Angeles, California

Urban Light

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

leiris

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Los Angeles, California

Rosenheim Mansion

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

mark hayward

Added by mark hayward

Los Angeles, California

Clifton's Cafeteria

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

treeswithknees

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Los Angeles, California

St. Vincent Court

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Alfred Lord Tennisanyone

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Los Angeles, California

Linda Vista Hospital

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

Los Angeles, California

Skeletons in the Closet

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Nicholas Jackson

Added by Nicholas Jackson

Los Angeles, California

Underground Tunnels of Los Angeles

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Rachel

Added by Rachel

Los Angeles, California

Screen Novelties

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Avoiding Regret

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Los Angeles, California

The Echo Park Time Travel Mart

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

anhie

Los Angeles, California

Cactus Store

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

Laramie

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Los Angeles, California

Phantasma Gloria

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

aerienne

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Los Angeles, California

Templo Santa Muerte

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

rjhemedes

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