An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

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

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

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

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

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

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

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

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

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

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.