Founded by the famed children's book artist, this museum spreads an appreciation of the arts through picture books.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

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

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

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

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

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

Surprisingly aquamarine waters fill deep lakes formed at the end of the last ice age.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.