This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

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

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

A wild west scene starring life-sized wooden statues hides in the trees behind Pierce College.

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

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

This impressive tunnel was dug entirely by hand over the course of 36 years.