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

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”

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

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Stand inside the dark interior of an historic redwood tree that once was used as a general's headquarters.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

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

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Four miles of pipelines form the model of still-functioning retro-tech efficiency.

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

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

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

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

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

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.