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San Jose, California

Santana Row Chess Plaza

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.
Elise Added by Elise
Calipatria, California

Davis-Schrimpf Seep Field

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.
Hope Added by Hope
Crockett, California

Bailey Art Museum

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.
Added by claytonbailey
Sonora, California

Mark Twain's Cabin

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.
Added by Martin
Pomona, California

Spadra Cemetery

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.
Joanna Added by Joanna
Fremont, California

Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.
Added by meredithea
Altadena, California

Zorthian Ranch

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.
Added by ashleypinnick
Baker, California

Alien Fresh Jerky

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
WastelandNomad Added by WastelandNomad
Los Angeles, California

Norton Sales Inc.

Space program, pneumatics and more, bits and pieces, for movie sets or the common man.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Berkeley, California

Urban Ore

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.
Added by Raphi Gottesman
Los Angeles, California

Dearly Departed Museum

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
Pioneertown, California

Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.
Heather Arment Added by Heather Arment
Berkeley, California

Moe's Books

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.
Elise Added by Elise
Solvang, California

OstrichLand USA

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.
Added by snapsnazzy
San Francisco, California

Fairmont San Francisco Penthouse Suite

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica Camera Obscura

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.
Rachel Added by Rachel
San Francisco, California

Bohemian Club

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Santa Monica, California

Jadis

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.
anhie Added by anhie
Mill Valley, California

Nature Friends Tourist Club

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."
Claymore Added by Claymore
San Francisco, California

Presidio Pet Cemetery

A monument to the love people have for their pets.
Shalaco Added by Shalaco
Garden Grove, California

Christ Cathedral (Crystal Cathedral)

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
anhie Added by anhie
San Francisco, California

Alvord Lake Bridge

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.
DuckMuscle Added by DuckMuscle
Oro Grande, California

Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
atimian Added by atimian
San Francisco, California

Long Now Orrery

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black