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

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.