This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

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

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

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

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

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

This Cold War siren is one off the last of its kind still standing with its immensely powerful original horn.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Seattle’s Whimsical Mural Master.

The cardinal directions, set in stone.

This blowhole is supposedly caused by a trapped monster.