Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

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

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

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

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.