Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

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

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

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

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Decommissioned experimental solar facilities that pioneered solar energy technology.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".