Laguna Beach, California
Victoria Beach's Pirate Tower
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
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Laguna Beach, California
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
Newport Beach, California
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
Newport Beach, California
Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.
San Diego, California
Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.
Los Angeles, California
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles, California
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
Los Angeles, California
Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.
Los Angeles, California
Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Kingman, Arizona
Don't blink or you'll miss it.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
San Diego, California
A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.
San Diego, California
Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.
San Diego, California
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
Mill Valley, California
Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."
Sausalito, California
Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
San Francisco, California
Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.
San Francisco, California
The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.
San Francisco, California
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
San Francisco, California
The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.
San Francisco, California
San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.