A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

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 Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

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

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."

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

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

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

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.