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

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

The largest drain hole in the world.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.