This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

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

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

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

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

Hand-powered race of alternative forms of transportation.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

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

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.