Tucked away behind an unassuming set of shops is a must-see series of stunning murals.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

This 75-year-old Shakespearean sculpture is painted by a local artist for every season.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

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

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.