Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

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

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

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

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

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

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

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

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

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

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

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

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.