A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

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

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

The surprising home of the iconic Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.