A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

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

Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

Inside this library turned museum, the history of Modesto and Stanislaus County is on full display.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

The legendary statue-hating superintendent of Golden Gate Park is honored with... a statue.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.