The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

A tribute to one man's legacy of improving the accordion's reputation.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

Here, Father Agapius Honcharenko established his homestead, becoming the first nationally conscious Ukrainian to settle in the United States.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

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

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.

There are owls with glowing eyes in Herald Square.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.