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Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.
San Simeon, California

Hearst Castle

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

Thornburg Village

A storybook European village in Berkeley.
San Francisco, California

Book Club of California

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.
Napa, California

Monticello Dam Morning Glory Spillway

The largest drain hole in the world.
Madison, Wisconsin

Dapper Cadaver

"Looks so real, it's scary!"
Tulelake, California

Lava Beds National Monument

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.
Orick, California

Fern Canyon

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Yucca Valley, California

Bob's Crystal Cave

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.
Los Angeles, California

Pink's Hot Dogs

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.
Los Angeles, California

Psychiatry: An Industry of Death Museum

A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
San Diego, California

Sunny Jim Cave Store

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Los Angeles, California

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.
San Francisco, California

San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
Los Angeles, California

Garden of Oz

Hidden in the hills of Hollywood, this secluded Oz-themed garden is dotted with dozens of thrones.
San Francisco, California

Alcatraz Island

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
Shelburne, Vermont

Shelburne Museum

Dispersed across 45-acres, 39 structures house a massive collection celebrating American Folk Art.
Bennington, Vermont

Lincoln Square

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."
Windsor, Vermont

American Precision Museum

This historic folk museum celebrates the attention to detail that makes America great.
Woodstock, Vermont

Five Elm Arches

An artist sees trees as a medium for sculpture.
Danby, Vermont

Danby Quarry

The world’s largest underground marble quarry is hiding in Vermont.
Putney, Vermont

Santa's Land

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.
Fair Haven, Vermont

Vermont's Marble Mansions

Two distinctive homes on a New England village green look like a couple of frosted wedding cakes.
Burlington, Vermont

Lake Champlain Monster Monument

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.