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Topanga, California

Hidden Treasures

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
Eureka, California

The Carson Mansion

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
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San Francisco, California

Lotta's Fountain

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
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Monterey, California

Point Sur Lightstation

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.
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Oro Grande, California

Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
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Los Angeles, California

Chicken Boy

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.
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Pasadena, California

Fork in the Road

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.
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Bodfish, California

Remington Hot Springs

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
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San Francisco, California

Vaillancourt Fountain

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
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San Simeon, California

Hearst Castle

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
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San Jose, California

Drawbridge

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.
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Santa Ynez, California

Neverland Ranch

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.
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San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Bison

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
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Calistoga, California

Castello di Amorosa

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
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Joshua Tree, California

Hicksville Trailer Palace

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.
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Ludlow, California

Ludlow

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.
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San Diego, California

San Diego Museum of Us

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
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Mono County, California

Hot Creek Geological Site

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
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Bolinas, California

Alamere Falls

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.
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Near Lake Arrowhead, California

SkyPark at Santa's Village

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
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Berkeley, California

Fairy Post Office

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.
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Silverado, California

Black Star Canyon

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.
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Leggett, California

Chandelier Tree

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
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San Francisco, California

Portals of the Past

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
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