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Big Sur, California

Nepenthe

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.
Zach Rapport Added by Zach Rapport
Los Angeles, California

The Museum of Death

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Genki Added by Genki
Los Angeles, California

The Echo Park Time Travel Mart

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
anhie Added by anhie
San Francisco, California

The Pirate Supply Store at 826 Valencia

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.
San Jose, California

The Winchester Mystery House

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

The Wave Organ

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Added by mbison
San Francisco, California

Secret Tiled Staircase

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
rebeccaclara Added by rebeccaclara
Santa Cruz, California

Court of Mysteries

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.
jmarcusfrost Added by jmarcusfrost
South Lake Tahoe, California

Vikingsholm Castle

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
Gerlach, Nevada

Planet X Pottery

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.
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Baker, Nevada

Permanent Wave Society

A whimsical, punny collection of "fence art" outside the tiny mountain town of Baker, Nevada.
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Imlay, Nevada

Thunder Mountain Monument

The self-made house sculpture of an outsider artist who named himself "Chief Rolling Thunder."
Added by julib82
Empire, Nevada

Guru Road

The Wonder Road aka Doobie Lane, a mile-long strip of dirt road filled with folk art.
Added by Metric
Ruth, Nevada

Garnet Hill Rockhound Area

Rich red almandine gemstones are waiting inside the volcanic rock strewn across this eastern Nevada hillside.
Nye County, Nevada

Atomic Bank Vault

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Pahrump, Nevada

Coffin It Up

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Austin, Nevada

Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!
WhiteTrashPeg Added by WhiteTrashPeg
Nye, Nevada

Yucca Mountain Repository

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.
Added by LongNow
Beatty, Nevada

Albert Szukalski's Last Supper

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Denio, Nevada

Royal Peacock Black Fire Opal Mine

Mine your own precious stones.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Alamo, Nevada

Tikaboo Peak

If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.
Added by zackofalltrades
Reno, Nevada

Pyramid Lake

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Goldfield, Nevada

Paste Eater's Grave

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Austin, Nevada

U.S. Route 50

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.
Added by zackofalltrades