This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

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

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

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