Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.