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Los Gatos, California

The Submarine House

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Menlo Park, California

The Great Spirit Path

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.
Added by NeHe
Portola Valley, California

Alpine Inn

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Santa Cruz, California

Court of Mysteries

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

Dennis the Menace Playground

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.
Added by Martin
Monterey, California

Casa del Oro

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.
Added by Martin
Pacific Grove, California

Point Pinos Lighthouse

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.
Added by Martin
Burney, California

Burney Falls

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.
slgwv Added by slgwv
Courtenay, British Columbia

Royston Shipwrecks

At least 14 twice-retired ships were sunk to make a lovely rusting breakwater in Comox Harbour.
SamM Added by SamM
Vancouver, British Columbia

'Giants' on Granville Island Silos

The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Michael Inscoe Added by Michael Inscoe
Vancouver, British Columbia

Granville Island Hat Shop

A hat for every occasion can be found in this British Columbia haunt.
Added by Jackfm
Vancouver, British Columbia

The Marine Building

This art deco masterpiece has stood in for some of the most famous buildings in comic book history.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Vancouver, British Columbia

Digital Orca

A pixel art killer whale is frozen mid-leap in this Vancouver square.
SamM Added by SamM
Whistler, British Columbia

Whistler Train Wreck

The remains of a Canadian train crash are now mouldering beneath layers of rust and graffiti.
philipries Added by philipries
Squamish, British Columbia

Stawamus Chief

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.
Yukon Joe Added by Yukon Joe
Britannia Beach, British Columbia

Britannia Mine Museum

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.
LeighE Added by LeighE
Woodside, California

Methuselah Tree (Redwood)

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
Long Beach, California

The RMS Queen Mary

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Added by Queen Mary Historian
San Diego, California

Sunny Jim Cave Store

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
San Diego, California

Spreckels Organ Pavilion

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
Added by sharris
Inyo, California

Scotty's Castle

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.
Tre Added by Tre
San Bernardino County, California

Ivanpah Solar Power Facility

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Greece

The Oracle of Delphi

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
emdrichardson Added by emdrichardson
Olema, California

1906 Earthquake Fence

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble