This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

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

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

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

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

A fleet of automotive automatons sleep in this otherwise unremarkable urban garage.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

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

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

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