A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

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

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

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

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

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

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.

A newspaper building that made radio history.