The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

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

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

Amazing meticulous gardens of personal wood carvings, Hydrangea, Canna, and many other flowers.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

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

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

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

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft perfume fragrances.

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

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.