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

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

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

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

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

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.