A library and museum dedicated to typography.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

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

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

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

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

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

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.