An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

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

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

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.

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

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

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

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

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

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

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

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

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

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

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.