Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.