A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

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

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

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

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.