A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

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

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

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

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

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

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

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

A beautiful footbridge with over 2,000 glass sculptures along the walls and ceiling.

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

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

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

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.