A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

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

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

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

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

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

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

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

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

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.