Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

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

Four miles of pipelines form the model of still-functioning retro-tech efficiency.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

Apple memorabilia in an undisclosed warehouse, hidden for undisclosed reasons.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.