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San Jose, California

Peralta Adobe

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.
James Ricci Added by James Ricci
San Jose, California

Rosicrucian Park

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.
Added by cinapelayo
San Jose, California

Santana Row Chess Plaza

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.
Elise Added by Elise
San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
Added by mbison
Sunnyvale, California

Orchard Heritage Park

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Santa Clara, California

Shrine of Our Lady of Peace

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.
James Ricci Added by James Ricci
Santa Clara, California

Intel Museum

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
San Jose, California

First Honey Bees in California

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.
James Ricci Added by James Ricci
Santa Clara, California

John J. Montgomery Obelisk

Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Lee Vining, California

Mono Lake

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
anhie Added by anhie
Ronda, Spain

Ronda, Spain

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
SkareMedia Added by SkareMedia
Winslow, Arizona

Meteor Crater

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
Rachel Added by Rachel
San Francisco, California

Exploratorium

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.
Tre Added by Tre
San Luis Obispo, California

Madonna Inn

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Sponsored by Visit California
tralfamadore Added by tralfamadore
San Francisco, California

San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Beatty, Nevada

Rhyolite Ghost Town

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.
Devils Tower, Wyoming

Devils Tower

The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Added by ekoptev
Crater Lake, Oregon

Crater Lake

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.
canuck Added by canuck
Wiltshire, England

Stonehenge

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Claymore Added by Claymore
Mont Saint-Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Added by IanWhalen
San Francisco, California

Alcatraz Island

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.
AllisonEng Added by AllisonEng
Schwangau, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle

The fairy tale castle of the "fairy-tale king."
michelle Added by michelle