A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

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

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

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

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

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

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

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

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.