Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

A unique local art exhibit that has continued to grow since 1989.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.