Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

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

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

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

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

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.