One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

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

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

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

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.