The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

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

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

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

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

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

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

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

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

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

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.