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San Francisco, California

Fort Point

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.
Scott Mansfield Added by Scott Mansfield
Davis, California

Solar Intersections

Outsider art or homage to aliens?
Elise Added by Elise
Woodside, California

Methuselah Tree (Redwood)

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Big Trees, California

The Discovery Tree

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.
Added by Jeremy D
Monterey, California

Monterey's Custom House

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.
Added by Martin
Davis, California

Eggheads

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.
Added by jammunn
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Nursery

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.
DuckMuscle Added by DuckMuscle
Palo Alto, California

Stanford Mausoleum

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.
rebeccaclara Added by rebeccaclara
Sausalito, California

Marin Headlands

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Colma, California

Emperor Norton's Grave

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.
Sam E Added by Sam E
Olema, California

1906 Earthquake Fence

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Oakland, California

Gnomes of Lake Merritt

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.
nicobotic Added by nicobotic
Pacific Grove, California

Point Pinos Lighthouse

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.
Added by Martin
Tulelake, California

Crystal Ice Cave

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.
sabrinaimbler Added by sabrinaimbler
Monterey, California

San Carlos Cathedral

The oldest continuously operating church in California.
Added by Martin
Three Rivers, California

Moro Rock

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.
Added by mtodd51
Oakland, California

Cleveland Cascade

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.
Adam Mann Added by Adam Mann
Los Angeles, California

LAX Theme Building

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
jbartlett2000 Added by jbartlett2000
Palo Alto, California

The Frenchman's Tower

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.
HaikuSeminar Added by HaikuSeminar
San Francisco, California

Fleishhacker Pool Ruins

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Treasure Island

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey
Oakland, California

Lake Merritt's Bonsai Garden

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.
elinar Added by elinar
Inverness, California

Point Reyes Lighthouse

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Andres Schiffino Added by Andres Schiffino
Leggett, California

Chandelier Tree

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
nbj914 Added by nbj914