California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

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

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

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

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

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

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

Antiques by the Bay.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.