Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

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

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Antiques by the Bay.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.