A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Four miles of pipelines form the model of still-functioning retro-tech efficiency.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Louise Bourgeois' 30-foot-tall steel spider sculpture.