An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

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

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

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

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

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