The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.

Etched into a dry lake bed, this massive directional indicator is accurate without magnets.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

These artworks take you traveling to mythical medieval Europe, the politicized grape fields of 1960s California, and deep below sea level.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

Of all the origin stories for weed's secret code, this one likely has the goods.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

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

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

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.