This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

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

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

The final resting place of a woman who never gave up on love.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

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

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

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

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.