This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

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

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

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

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.