A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

A mosaic map made of over 100,000 tiles depicts the geological features and sea creatures that live along this San Diego beachside community.

Naturally carbonated water fills the mineral baths at this 19th-century California resort.

An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

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

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

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

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

This former train tunnel is filled with lines from a poem crafted by Robert Louis Stevenson.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.