These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

This Chase branch is an homage to Old Hollywood.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

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

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.