Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

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

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

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.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

This lesser known Hearst estate is a fairytale village built from the stolen bones of historic European buildings.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."