This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A vaudeville performer mounted this hollowed-out redwood log onto the chassis of a truck, and toured the country spreading a message of conservation.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

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

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.