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One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

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

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.