The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

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

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

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

Because there's no place like home.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

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

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

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

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.