After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

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.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Oldest building in California still in use.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

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