The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

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

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

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

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.