Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

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

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

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

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."

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

An overlooked and unassuming engineering marvel.