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

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

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

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).