Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Antiques by the Bay.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

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

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

Appropriation-friendly collection of books, periodicals, and more.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

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

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.