This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

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

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

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

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.