This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

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."

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.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Oldest building in California still in use.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

Because there's no place like home.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.