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Los Angeles, California

Nike Missile Control Site LA-96

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.
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Alcalde, New Mexico

Los Luceros Historic Site

This ranch on the banks of the Rio Grande is home to a little-known LGBTQ history of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Marie Chabot, and two-spirit Navajo weaver Hastiin Klah.
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Los Angeles, California

Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.
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Topanga, California

Great Wall of Topanga

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?
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Ojai, California

Trimpin Sound Arch

Make sweet music as you walk through this interactive sonic sculpture.
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Montreal, Québec

Marché Bonsecours

A historic Montreal market that was the city's agricultural hub for over century.
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Berkeley, California

Berkeley Flea Market

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.
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Alameda, California

Pacific Pinball Museum

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.
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Oakland, California

Chapel of the Chimes

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.
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Alameda, California

St. George Spirits

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

'World's Smallest Park'

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.
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Oakland, California

The Crucible

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.
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Oakland, California

Heinold's First and Last Chance Saloon

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.
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Oakland, California

Lake Merritt's Bonsai Garden

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.
elinar Added by elinar
Los Angeles, California

The Masque

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.
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Los Angeles, California

The Baked Potato Jazz Club

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.
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Los Angeles, California

Egasse-Braasch House

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.
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Glendale, California

Rockhaven Sanitarium

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.
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San Francisco, California

Museum of Exotica

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.
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San Francisco, California

Loved to Death

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
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San Francisco, California

'The Allegory of California'

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.
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San Francisco, California

Banker's Heart

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.
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San Francisco, California

Hotaling Whiskey Warehouse

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

Li Po Cocktail Lounge

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell