The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

Wool processing mill in an unlikely location.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

Eccentric sculptures made from repurposed materials peppers this former farm.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

A public art installation featuring clawfoot bathtubs on stilts sparks admiration and controversy from locals.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.