This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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

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

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

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

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

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The neighborhood church casts a breast-shaped shadow that locals have come to call the “two o’clock titty.”

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

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

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

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

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

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

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.