A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

Inside this library turned museum, the history of Modesto and Stanislaus County is on full display.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin briefly ran their fledgling company from this Silicon Valley garage.

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

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

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

A gathering of green robots at the Googleplex.

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

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

Behold the uncanny sight of the Golden Arches—rendered in black.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

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

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

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.

A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.

The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.