A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

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

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

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

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.