The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

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

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

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

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

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

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.