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Phillipsville, California

Hobbiton, USA

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Inyo County, California

Fossil Falls

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.
checkleyhr Added by checkleyhr
Sausalito, California

The Bay Model

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.
Added by sarahbenson
Los Angeles, California

Binoculars Building

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Yermo, California

Calico Ghost Town

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Added by pushstart143
San Francisco, California

Buena Vista Park Tombstones

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Joshua Tree, California

'Krblin Jihn Kabin'

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.
Hope Added by Hope
Los Angeles, California

La Brea Tar Pits Dragonfly Fossils

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Added by lastpearl
San Jose, California

Monopoly in the Park

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

Stay On Main Hotel

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Obscurities Added by Obscurities
San Francisco, California

Tobin House

Half of a house.
rebeccaclara Added by rebeccaclara
Pioneertown, California

Pioneertown

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Added by frenchbot
San Francisco, California

House of Air

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.
nbj914 Added by nbj914
Julian, California

Eagle and High Peak Mine

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.
Added by noctivagant
San Francisco, California

Lotta's Fountain

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
Shalaco Added by Shalaco
Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Tower Apartments

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.
mark hayward Added by mark hayward
California City, California

Lake Shore Inn

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.
Added by hross
Death Valley, California

Wildrose Charcoal Kilns

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
leiris Added by leiris
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
Benicia, California

Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Berkeley, California

Adventure Playground

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.
Added by sarahbenson
Pasadena, California

Fork in the Road

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

Disneyland's Club 33

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.
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