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Los Angeles, California

The El Segundo Butterfly Preserve

A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.
Added by Thomas Ochoa
Los Angeles, California

Rosenheim Mansion

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
mark hayward Added by mark hayward
Byron, California

Byron Hot Springs Hotel

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.
Added by Kristin Hugo
Beverly Hills, California

Greystone Mansion

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.
Rachel Added by Rachel
San Francisco, California

Portals of the Past

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Gilroy, California

Gilroy Gardens

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Beverly Hills, California

24-Hour-Sprinkles

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Newberry Springs, California

Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
amboy Added by amboy
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society

World's oldest operating science fiction and fantasy club, once home to Ray Bradbury and L. Ron Hubbard.
Trevor Added by Trevor
San Francisco, California

The Shipwrecks at Land's End

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
Tre Added by Tre
Big Sur, California

McWay Falls and Waterfall House Ruins

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.
kjmoore12 Added by kjmoore12
San Bernardino, California

Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Healing Center

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.
anhie Added by anhie
San Jose, California

Monopoly in the Park

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
queenofswing Added by queenofswing
Mono County, California

Hot Creek Geological Site

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Ysabet Added by Ysabet
Ione, California

Preston Castle

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.
leiris Added by leiris
San Francisco, California

Palace of Fine Arts

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Diego, California

Whaley House

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.
Added by alyx
Santa Ynez, California

Neverland Ranch

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.
Allison Added by Allison
Ludlow, California

Ludlow

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.
Monica Petrus Added by Monica Petrus
Leggett, California

Chandelier Tree

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

Idle Hour

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.
Tanja M Laden Added by Tanja M Laden
Los Angeles, California

The Mar Vista Time Travel Mart

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.
Added by laurenrock
Oro Grande, California

Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.
atimian Added by atimian
Calistoga, California

Castello di Amorosa

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
Dustin Stonecipher Added by Dustin Stonecipher