Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The Magic House provides a beautiful and creative environment for curious youngsters to get their knowledge on.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

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

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

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

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

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

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

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

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

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

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

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.