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Inyo County, California

Devils Golf Course Landscape

"Only the devil could play golf here."
Palomar Mountain, California

Palomar Observatory

A world-class observatory in the California desert.
Pioneertown, California

Pioneertown

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
Randsburg, California

Burro Schmidt Tunnel

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.
Murphys, California

Mercer Caverns

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.
Piercy, California

Confusion Hill

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
Johannesburg, California

Randsburg

The liveliest ghost town in the state.
San Bernardino County, California

Mojave Lava Tube

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.
Landers, California

Giant Rock

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
Garden Grove, California

Christ Cathedral (Crystal Cathedral)

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.
South San Francisco, California

Wind Harp

A large instrument played by the wind.
San Francisco, California

Buena Vista Park Tombstones

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Druid Circles

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.
San Francisco, California

San Francisco Columbarium

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.
Monterey, California

Point Sur Lightstation

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.
California

Eureka Dunes

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
San Francisco, California

Presidio Pet Cemetery

A monument to the love people have for their pets.
Yermo, California

Calico Ghost Town

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

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
San Diego, California

Harper's Topiary Garden

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.
Litchfield, California

Secret - Abandoned Brothel

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.
San Francisco, California

Alvord Lake Bridge

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.
San Francisco, California

Faery Door

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.
Los Angeles, California

Chicken Boy

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.