A repository of Pasadena history.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

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

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

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

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.