A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

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

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

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

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

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

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

Despite its name, this route in southern Utah offers a heavenly day trip.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.