A collection of odd-shaped and quirky sounding instruments handmade by a midcentury inventor-composer.

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

An enclosed rotunda at the Henry Art Gallery in which viewers can look up and see the uninterrupted sky.

A "sinister, whimsical, tacky, and really orange" public art installation hidden under a Seattle bridge.

This unique Seattle structure was designed to be the greenest commercial building on the planet.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

Check out a shovel along with your Shakespeare.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

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

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

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

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

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

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

The largest drain hole in the world.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.