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.

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

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

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

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

This unique formation appears as though an asteroid landed on the forest.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

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

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

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

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

Booksellers and public artworks fill this vibrant promenade along the disused railroad tracks.

This pagoda was once the central feature of a Buddhist temple that no longer exists.

The supreme shrine of the state.

Its humdrum facade only adds to its electrifying appeal: a rooftop with panoramic views of a shapeshifting metropolis.

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

A huge wooden clock that is so beautiful its creator was forcibly blinded.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.