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Los Angeles, California

Watts Towers

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.
Added by Mary Marshall Fowler
Supai, Arizona

Havasupai Falls

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Los Angeles, California

Bradbury Building

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Los Angeles, California

The Magic Castle

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Matt Blitz Added by Matt Blitz
Culver City, California

The Museum of Jurassic Technology

A modern day curiosity cabinet.
Dylan Added by Dylan
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
San Diego, California

Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.
BuenQamino Added by BuenQamino
San Diego, California

Bali Hito

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.
Melody Jean Moulton Added by Melody Jean Moulton
Buttonwillow, California

'Buttonwillow Bivouac'

In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.
jase Added by jase
Los Angeles, California

Tiki-Ti

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Matt Blitz Added by Matt Blitz
Anaheim, California

Disneyland's Club 33

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.
Rachel Added by Rachel
San Francisco, California

Chamber of Secrets Door

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.
Added by angelaliu03
San Francisco, California

Museum of the Eye

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.
Added by mbison
San Francisco, California

Good Vibrations Antique Vibrator Museum

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
Tanja M Laden Added by Tanja M Laden
San Francisco, California

Janis Joplin Tree

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.
San Francisco, California

Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Sweeney Observatory Site

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Arch of Colonial Trees

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Bainbridge Island, Washington

Haleets Rock

Mysterious ancient petroglyphs carved on a glacial boulder at the tip of Bainbridge Island.
Jake Uitti Added by Jake Uitti
Oroville, California

Mother Orange Tree

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Lancaster, California

Civic Musical Road

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.
anhie Added by anhie
Tecopa, California

Villa Anita in Death Valley

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.
jadavidsmith Added by jadavidsmith
Inyo County, California

Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Sponsored by Visit California
Dylan Added by Dylan
California City, California

California City: The Unbuilt Suburb

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.