An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

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

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Antiques by the Bay.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

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

Oldest building in California still in use.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.