Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.