Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

San Francisco’s century-old Christmas Tree.

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

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

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

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

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

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

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.