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

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

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

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This highrise residential building looks mundane, but hides a water tower and WWII bunker.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

For centuries young Thai men used this Giant Swing as a slingshot to heaven.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

An ancient system of freshwater caves filled with animal bones, including that of species long-extinct.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.