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

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

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

Art in the form of a winding, man made crack in stone.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.