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

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

This airfield played a key role in both World War II and the Cold War.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.

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

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

Visit a remnant California's Gold Rush, which locals claim is haunted by spirits from the past.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.