Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

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

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

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