Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

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

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

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

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

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

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.