fnc122431's User Profile - Atlas Obscura
Leaderboard Highlights
fnc122431's activity rankings
1st
Places visited in United States
1st
Places visited in Culver City, California
1st
Places visited in Doylestown, Pennsylvania
2nd
Places visited in Spain
2nd
Places visited in Marietta, Ohio
2nd
Places visited in Watertown, Massachusetts
3rd
Places visited in West Palm Beach, Florida
3rd
Places visited in Fremont, California
3rd
Places visited in Windsor, Connecticut
Loading map...
Ukiah, California

City of 10,000 Buddhas

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.
San Jose, California

The Center of Santa Clara Valley

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.
San Francisco, California

Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.
Santa Monica, California

California Heritage Museum

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.
Sutter, California

Sutter Buttes

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.
Hawthorne, California

The Beach Boys Childhood Home

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.
Santa Barbara, California

The Mural Room

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.
Camarillo, California

Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.
Berkeley, California

Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.
San Luis Obispo, California

The Bells of El Camino Real

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."
Klamath, California

Klamath River Radar Station B71

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.
Newbury Park, California

Stagecoach Inn Museum

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.
Healdsburg, California

Hand Fan Museum

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.
Lancaster, California

Antelope Valley Indian Museum

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.
Oakland, California

The Crucible

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.
Shandon, California

James Dean Memorial Junction

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.
South El Monte, California

American Military Museum

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.
Fallbrook, California

Fallbrook Pioneer Odd Fellows Cemetery

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.
Altadena, California

Mountain View Mortuary and Cemetery

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.
Santee, California

Museum of Creation and Earth History

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.
San Rafael, California

420 Louis Pasteur Statue

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Tor House and Hawk Tower

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.
Huntington Beach, California

International Surfing Museum

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.
Twentynine Palms, California

The Love Signs of Twentynine Palms

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.