Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

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

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

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

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

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

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

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

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.