This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

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

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

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

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

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

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

Home of the International Space Hall of Fame.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.