Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Half of a house.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

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

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

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

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

Hidden inside a gift shop that doubles as a museum, this gargantuan yo-yo can only be operated by crane.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.