Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

This world-class vineyard has a peculiar collection of contemporary sculptures scattered across the property.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

This California museum is home to one of the largest collections related to the 'Treasure Island' author.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.

In the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, a statue memorializing a prolific bull elephant.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

A sculpture dedicated to Napa Valley's oldest mineral water company.

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

A 20-foot-tall quarter commemorates George Washington’s ties to Bedford County.

The highest point in Florida is still the lowest high point in the country.

This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.