Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

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

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

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.

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

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

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

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

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

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

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

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

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

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

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

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

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

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

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