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The Dalles, Oregon

National Neon Sign Museum

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.
Added by delcianna
Woolsey, Nevada

Lovelock Airmail Arrow

A surviving concrete arrow from a 1920s navigational network is preserved right off a modern freeway.
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Reno, Nevada

Airmail Arrow

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.
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San Francisco, California

The Box SF-Historic Pressroom and Mercantile

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.
Added by melcroller
San Francisco, California

San Francisco Columbarium

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.
Tre Added by Tre
Oakland, California

Kinetic Steam Works

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.
Alameda, California

Alameda Spite House

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.
Added by luci
Irvine, California

The Original Taco Bell Building

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.
Added by alebrun
Pasadena, California

The Gamble House

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
Added by Mordy
Walnut Creek, California

The Eye of Diablo

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.
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San Jose, California

Site of the World's First Radio Broadcasting Station

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Los Gatos, California

The Cats

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.
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Los Altos, California

The Apple Garage

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.
hrnick Added by hrnick
San Jose, California

The Center of Santa Clara Valley

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Livermore, California

Centennial Bulb

The longest burning light bulb in the world.
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King City, California

The Monterey County Agricultural and Rural Life Museum

This museum honors the farming past of the “Salad Bowl of the World.”
Added by traceywilson
Hana, Hawaii

Charles Lindbergh Grave Site

The famous aviator's final resting place is a study in natural beauty.
Added by stephaniennelson
Los Angeles, California

Valley Relics Museum

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.
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Dubois, Idaho

Transcontinental Air Mail Route Beacon

This giant tower beacon was a key navigation tool for pilots delivering mail amid the night skies.
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Portola Valley, California

Alpine Inn

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
San Francisco, California

Internet Archive Headquarters

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.
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Cupertino, California

Electronics Flea Market

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Winters, California

Sam Spade's Office

If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.
Added by Bruce Ferrari
McKittrick, California

Penny Bar

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.
Added by sama83