A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

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

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

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

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

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

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

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