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San Francisco, California

Corporate Goddess Sculptures

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.
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Alameda, California

St. George Spirits

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.
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San Francisco, California

Dutch Windmill

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Inyo County, California

Marble Bath

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.
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Three Rivers, California

Moro Rock

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

Centennial Bulb

The longest burning light bulb in the world.
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Monterey, California

Monterey's Moon Tree

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.
Added by Martin
Mountain View, California

Hangar One

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.
Added by MetaAshley
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
Oakland, California

Ratto's Market & Deli

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.
Added by aerialdomo
San Francisco, California

Stern of the Niantic

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Portrait of Emperor Norton

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.
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Alameda, California

Alameda Point Antique and Collectibles Fair

Antiques by the Bay.
Rebekah Otto Added by Rebekah Otto
Davis, California

Bohart Museum of Entomology

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.
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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

Admission Day Monument Octopuses

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.
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Mill Valley, California

Mount Tamalpais Aircraft Crash Site

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.
DuckMuscle Added by DuckMuscle
Oakland, California

Bay Bridge Troll

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.
Added by michaelp
San Francisco, California

Bourn Mansion

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.
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Berkeley, California

Takara Sake Museum

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.
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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
Inverness, California

Point Reyes Boat

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.
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San Francisco, California

McElroy Octagon House

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.
rebeccaclara Added by rebeccaclara
San Francisco, California

Sweeney Observatory Site

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black