Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

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

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

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.