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

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

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

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

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

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Because there's no place like home.