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Glendale, California

Forest Lawn Cemetery

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.
Matt Blitz Added by Matt Blitz
Daly City, California

Colma Necropolis

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

The 'Full House' House

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
Valerie Added by Valerie
Eureka, California

The Carson Mansion

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.
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Pasadena, California

Fork in the Road

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.
Added by bambam6
San Francisco, California

Esmeralda Slide Park

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.
Added by Kavya Ram Mohan
Leggett, California

Chandelier Tree

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
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Gilroy, California

Gilroy Gardens

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Three Rivers, California

Glowing Millipedes of Sequoia National Park

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Jeff Wagg Added by Jeff Wagg
San Francisco, California

Yoda Fountain

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
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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
Fort Bragg, California

Glass Beach

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Kringle Added by Kringle
San Francisco, California

Seward Street Slides

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

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

Underground Tunnels of Los Angeles

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Holbrook, Arizona

Petrified Forest National Park

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
AllisonEng Added by AllisonEng
Dallas, Texas

'Eye' Sculpture

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.
K Cady Added by K Cady
Carthage, Texas

Last Remaining Boundary Marker for the Republic of Texas

The only international border marker within the United States.
Added by bcarusella
Waco, Texas

Dr Pepper Museum

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.
Waco, Texas

Waco Mammoth Site

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.
Allison Added by Allison
Austin, Texas

Cathedral of Junk

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Clinton Added by Clinton
Wichita, Kansas

The Wichita Troll

A mysterious and terrifying public art goblin seemingly meant to inspire local legend.
Chris Clemens Added by Chris Clemens
St. Louis, Missouri

Miniature Museum of Greater St. Louis

A big museum full of little worlds.
Added by kiraJ
Independence, Missouri

Leila's Hair Museum

A museum celebrating the Victorian obsession with hair art.
Josh Added by Josh