This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

One of the oldest adobe structures in Northern California.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

A fleet of automotive automatons sleep in this otherwise unremarkable urban garage.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

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

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

This cabin once belonged to one of California's original settlers.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.