This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

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

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

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

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

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

Overflowing with shipping containers, this location has been transformed into a massive workspace for artists.

A whimsical antique shop with a strong air of mystery, filled with items from ages, and what feels like worlds, past.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

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

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.