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A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

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

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.