Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

The only theatre in the world constructed specifically for sound movement.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

Four miles of pipelines form the model of still-functioning retro-tech efficiency.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.