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

This subtle Berkeley paving stone actually marks off a lawless tube of air that extends into space.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A macabre tour of Hollywood’s deadly history.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

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

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A wall of chewing gum moonlights as collective art.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.