One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

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

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.