Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

This small oasis of flora and art was created in remembrance of a local auto business owner.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

This odd little museum holds exhibits on everything from blacksmith equipment to hair jewelry.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

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

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

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

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

A large instrument played by the wind.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

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

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.