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An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

There just so happens to be a court even higher than the U.S Supreme Court: a basketball court in the building itself.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

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

A chance to follow in the footsteps of the word's most legendary animator.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

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

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.