This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

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

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

Founded in 1873 to support the needs of the gold mines flourishing nearby, this is the last water-powered foundry in the United States.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

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

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

On the summer solstice each year, shadows align with a 14,000 square foot painting to reveal a secret message.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

A series of vibrant murals celebrate the culture and community of Oakland.

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

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

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.