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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

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

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

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

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

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

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

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

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.