Handmade treasures from around the world.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A master plumber has turned his love of art and toilets into a folk museum that's not taking the piss.

This failed condo development was reborn as a street art hub.

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

Antiques by the Bay.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

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

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.