An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

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

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

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

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.