This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

California's largest steel arch bridge.

Built from one couple’s vast personal collection, this free museum showcases a century’s worth of state-sponsored agitprop.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

This colorful boulder serves as a canvas for political statements and artistic expression.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.