Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

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.

Social saloon from a scrapped trans-Pacific 19th century steamer.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

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

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

A sculpture dedicated to Napa Valley's oldest mineral water company.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

A veteran Disney animator turned his gift for storytelling to a museum devoted to his love of a California city.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.