An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A large instrument played by the wind.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

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

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

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

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

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

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

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

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