The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

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

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

Half of a house.

Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.