In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

The oldest alley in San Francisco is paved with a reminder of the city's original shoreline.

The world's largest talking cow would like to tell you about the benefits of 100% Wisconsin dairy products, if only she still could.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Antiques by the Bay.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

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

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

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