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Los Alamos, California

The Victorian Mansion

This unique bed and breakfast was first constructed during the 1800s by a Russian immigrant family.
Added by rar
Lompoc, California

Lompoc Valley Drive-In

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.
msmarthareyna Added by msmarthareyna
Solvang, California

OstrichLand USA

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

Hans Christian Andersen Museum

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

Rundetaarn Replica

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.
pavlovs dog Added by pavlovs dog
Solvang, California

Solvang Wind Harp

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.
Added by rachelskytt
Taft, California

West Kern Oil Museum

Wander through desolate oil fields littered with rigs.
Added by smalloch
Maricopa, California

Lakeview Gusher

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.
IvyMike Added by IvyMike
Santa Margarita, California

Painted Rock

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.
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Santa Margarita, California

Wallace Creek

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.
Added by wbksb
San Simeon, California

Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
dannaj Added by dannaj
San Simeon, California

Hearst Castle

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Added by jedijoel
Borrego Springs, California

Galleta Meadows Estate

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
Santa Ysabel, California

The JAB Canid Education and Conservation Center

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.
Amber C Snider Added by Amber C Snider
Borrego Springs, California

Pegleg Smith Monument

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.
Added by zackofalltrades
Ramona, California

Potato Chip Rock

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Los Cerrillos, New Mexico

Los Cerrillos

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.
Added by syabek
Madrid, New Mexico

Mine Shaft Tavern

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.
larissahayden Added by larissahayden
Hutchinson, Kansas

Strataca, The Kansas Underground Salt Museum

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Calipatria, California

Carcass Beach

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.
Added by Astronomer10
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.
Ysabet Added by Ysabet
June Lake, California

Obsidian Dome

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.
Added by scottdfrank
Big Pine, California

Methuselah Tree

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Garden of the Gods

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.
Added by smash0gre