A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

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

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.