The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

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

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

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

A showcase of engineering might that was also symbolic of westward expansion.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.