A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

A classic advertising icon immortalized in regal bronze.

Apple memorabilia in an undisclosed warehouse, hidden for undisclosed reasons.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft perfume fragrances.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

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

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

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

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.