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Catalina Casino

Catalina Casino

Visit Downtown Idyllwild

Visit Downtown Idyllwild

pimu eco village

Pimu Eco Village

Trail of 100 Giants

Trail of 100 Giants

Apparition Room

Apparition Room

cabots pueblo

Cabot’s Pueblo Museum

geodesic dome house (14)

Geodesic Dreams at Idyllwild Getaways

Isabella Lake

Isabella Lake

Palace of Fine Arts

Palace of Fine Arts

The now abandoned Sutro Baths was a large, privately owned public saltwater swimming pool complex in San Francisco that crumbled after an earthquake.

Sutro Bath House

Elmer's Bottletree Ranch is two acres of high-standing sculptures created from glass bottles and other oddities scattered around.

Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch

Mt. Rubidoux

Mt. Rubidoux

Old World Village

Old World Village

tuttle creek campground (8)

Tuttle Creek Campground

Pirate Tower is a castle that sits on the cove of Victoria Beach in Orange County

Pirate Tower

Greystone Mansion

Greystone Mansion

Salvation Mountain located near the Salton Sea is a colorful wonderland washed with love

Salvation Mountain

The mysterious Jack-o-landia is surrounded with rumours of buried bodies and a hermit owner. We got to the bottom of it all. Check it out!

Jack-o-Landia

Johnny McNally's

Johnny McNally’s Fairview Lodge

The Gaviota Wind Caves in Santa Barbara offer a unique, scenic hike high up in the hills. Explore ancient caves formed by high winds!

Gaviota Wind Caves

Calico Ghost Town is located in the Mojave Desert, It was founded in 1881 as a silver mining town, and today has been converted into a county park.

Calico Ghost Town

Prospect Park

Prospect Park

Strawberry Hill in SF

Strawberry Hill

Harmony Borax Works

Harmony Borax Works

Henry Miller Site

Henry Miller Site

Located near Griffith Park is a famous cave used in many movies

Bronson Caves

The Witch's House in Beverly Hills is a unique home that has been shot in several movies

Witch’s House

The Old Mission in Santa Barbara: Road Trip to This Historical Mission built in 1786

Old Mission Santa Barbara

Visit Santa Barbara's charming Danish Village: Solvang.

Solvang Danish Village

Visit the Salton Sea in Niland, a dead sea that was once a luxurious resort town

Salton Sea

Eagle Mountain Railroad

Eagle Mountain Railroad

Convict Lake (Wit-sa-nap)

Convict Lake (Wit-sa-nap)

Zabriskie Point

Zabriskie Point

Hike the amongst the lush Santa Cruz redwoods in the Byrne-Milliron Forest. We saw newts and a ton of banana slugs during our hike!

Byrne-Milliron Forest

Lake Fulmor

Lake Fulmor

Willet & Sespe Hot Springs is a fun hike in the Los Padres National Forest

Willet & Sespe Hot Springs

Henry Miller Library

Henry Miller Library

The limekilns in Big Sur were used to produce limestone in the early 1900's. Today you can hike to these monumental structures in the deep woods.

Limekilns

Limekiln Waterfall

Limekiln Waterfall

Architectural Design Village in San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly Architectural Graveyard

bubblegum wall in SLO

Bubblegum Alley

Old LA Zoo

Old LA Zoo

Nit Witt Ridge is a funky home in Cabria built by one man and constructed from trash and debris.

Nitt Witt Ridge

Historic Hiking Trail in Monterey County Andrew Molera State Park

Andrew Molera State Park

Since the early 1920s, 150 movies and about a dozen television shows have been filmed at Alabama Hills

Alabama Hills

Pioneertown and Pappy & Harriets

Pioneertown and Pappy & Harriets

Norco Powerhouse (9)

Norco Powerhouse

Wave Organ

Wave Organ

Lake 1

Lake 1

punta cabras

Punta Cabras

Mission Historical Park

Mission Historical Park

The Sunken City in San Pedro is a collapsed highway along the coast

Sunken City

Chumash Painted Cave (6)

Chumash Painted Caves

japanese friendship garden

Japanese Tea Garden

Pirate's Cove

Pirate’s Cove

The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in Riverside County has deep roots.  Built in 1876, it was originally a boarding house with only 12 rooms.  Thanks to California's desirable weather, the state quickly became a tourist destination for the wealthy and brought hoards of east coasters and Europeans ton over.

Mission Inn Hotel & Spa

Donner Pass Summit Tunnel

Donner Pass Summit Tunnel

Mount Diablo has some beautiful historic hiking trails you can take including the Rock City Wind Caves trail which winds you through a slot canyon & lookout point

Rock City Wind Caves

Manzanar Internment Camp

Manzanar Internment Camp

The mysterious Mozumdar Temple stands high in the San Bernardino mountains overlooking the town below. You mst make your way through the woods to find it!

Mozumdar Temple

Satan's Castle burned down in a mysterious fire after accusations of satanic practices, underground tunnels and molestations arose

Satan’s Castle

Tucked away in the Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park lays a piece Santa Cruz' crumbling history: the Pogonip Historic Limekilns.

Pogonip Historic Limekiln

The Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns were built to provide charcoal to the nearby Cerro Gordo mine on the other side of Owens Lake. 

Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns

Get a glimpse of Venice, Italy through the historical canals in Venice Beach!

Venice Beach Canals

Nojoqui Falls trail is a quick hike to an 80 ft. waterfall at Nojoqui Park in Santa Barbara. Step into a surprisingly thick forest for quite a treat!

Nojoqui Falls

In a quiet field behind the Terrace Park Cemetery in Imperial Valley lays  the remains of hundreds of unidentified bodies, all named Jane & John Doe. 

John & Jane Doe Cemetery

Artist's Drive & Palette in Death Valley

Artist’s Drive and Palette

Ancient Bristlecone Forest

Ancient Bristlecone Forest

The Bodie Ghost Town in the Sierra Nevadas of Mono County is one of America's most historic & haunted ghost towns!

Bodie Ghost Town

Club 33

Club 33

Paramount Ranch

Paramount Ranch

Hike to an old WWII nazi sympathizer compound hidden deep in the hills of Los Angeles

Murphy’s Ranch

Highways 1, 101 & 46

Highways 1, 101 & 46

Korean Friendship Bell

Korean Friendship Bell

Secrets of Disneyland

Secrets of Disneyland

The Museum of Death in Hollywood is an in-depth museum that covers all things macabre

Museum of Death

Spend a full day at the Getty: an awe-inspiring art gallery and garden, located in the hills of Los Angeles.

The Getty

Visit the beautiful Descanso Gardens in Flintridge, Los Angeles

Descanso Gardens

Lava Beds National Monument located in the northeastern corner of the state of California, certainly is amazing.

Lava Beds National Monument

Hearst Castle

Hearst Castle

Knapp's Castle

Knapp’s Castle

 Madonna Inn

 Madonna Inn

Slab City

Slab City

Abandoned Homes of Salton City

Abandoned Homes of Salton City

Visit one of the most beautiful beaches on the west coast in Big Sur

Pfeiffer Beach

Partington Cove

Partington Cove

McWay Falls

McWay Falls

Visit the historic Mission San Juan Capistrano, built in 1786!

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Glass Beach in Fort Bragg

Glass Beach

Film set where Peewee's Playhouse was shot

Cabazon Dinosaurs

School house where the Birds was shot in Bodega Bay

Movie Set of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds”

Haunted spot in riverside lake elsinore for boys

Abandoned All-Boys Military School

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    • Andrew Molera State Park
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    • Abandoned Boys Military School
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    • Norco Powerhouse
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    • Fremont Peak
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  • San Bernardino County
    • Big Falls
    • Bob’s Crystal Cave
    • Boulder Oasis
    • Calico Ghosttown
    • Elmer’s Bottletree Ranch
    • Heart Rock & Seely Falls
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    • Mozumdar Temple
    • Pioneertown
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  • San Francisco County
    • Japanese Tea Garden
    • Magowan’s Infinite Mirror Maze
    • Palace of Fine Arts
    • Sutro Bath House
    • Strawberry Hill
    • Wave Organ
  • San Luis Obispo County
    • Avila Valley Barn
    • Black Hill Trail
    • Bubblegum Alley
    • Cal Poly Architectural Graveyard
    • Dorn Pyramid
    • Dune Hazard Trail
    • Eberle Winery
    • Hearst Castle
    • Nitt Witt Ridge
    • Madonna Inn
    • Montaña del Oro Bluff Trail
    • Pidate’s Cove
    • SLO Botanical Garden
  • Santa Barbara County
    • Solvang Danish Village
    • Old Mission Santa Barbara
    • Gaviota Hot Springs
    • Gaviota Wind Caves
    • Flying Flags Glamping Resort
    • Nojoqui Falls
    • Knapp’s Castle
    • Mission Historical Park
  • Santa Clara County
    • Alum Rock Mineral Springs
  • Santa Cruz County
    • Byrne-Milliron Trail
    • Fremont Peak
    • Garden of Eden
    • Henry Cowell Observation Deck
    • Land of Medicine Buddha
    • Pogonip Historic Limekiln
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    • Lava Beds National Park
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    • Alfred Hitchock’s The Birds Movie Set
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    • Willet & Sespe Hot Springs




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Hidden California is an extension of my original website Hidden San Diego, which was created in 2010 as a means to inspire.

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