L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

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

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

Antiques by the Bay.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.