A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

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

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

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

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

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

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

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

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.