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Tucked away behind an unassuming set of shops is a must-see series of stunning murals.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A repository of Pasadena history.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

Built in 1899, this luxurious home was part of one of the first gated communities in Los Angeles.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

An entertaining journey through the odd and strange awaits visitors to this shop.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.