Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

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

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

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

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.