A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

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

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.