A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Iconic Los Angeles residence famous for its 19 statues of Michelangelo's David.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Naturally carbonated water fills the mineral baths at this 19th-century California resort.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.