San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

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

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

This defunct Champlain Oil service station harkens back to the early days of automobiles.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

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