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

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

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

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

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

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

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

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

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

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.