San Francisco’s condensed garden of incredible plant growth.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

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

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

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

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

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

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

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

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.