This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

Oldest building in California still in use.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

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

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

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

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

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.