Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

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

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

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."

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

The oldest house in the capital of Silicon Valley.

One of the oldest adobe structures in Northern California.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Apple memorabilia in an undisclosed warehouse, hidden for undisclosed reasons.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.