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.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

A very tiny church, bisected by a now-dead oak tree and marooned in the middle of a shopping center parking lot.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.