A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

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

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

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

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.