Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

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

The final resting place of one of the most sensational guitar players of all time was created only after his father got the rights to his music.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

Where Nor'easters go to die.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Two massive rock outcroppings on the Oregon coastline.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

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

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.