A museum and tribute to a brave profession.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Couple's personal collection of pinball machines turned public pinball museum.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

This jazz venue welcomes performers nightly and students daily.

Seasonal, Pacific Northwest cuisine served in a 101 year old firehouse.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.