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

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

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

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

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

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

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

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.