This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

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

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

These WWII-era murals were initially booed as a libelous portrayal of the American dream but have survived multiple attempts to have them destroyed.

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

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.