Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

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

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

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

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

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

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

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

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.