A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

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

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.