Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

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

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.