A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

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

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.