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

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.