A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

An important Mayan religious and trading center dating back to 200 BC.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

Destructive children, start your engines.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

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

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

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

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A large instrument played by the wind.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.