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

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

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Centuries of biking history are nestled in the shadow of the birthplace of contemporary mountain biking.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

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

The final resting place of a woman who never gave up on love.

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

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

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

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

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

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

San Francisco's most expensive hotel suite includes a secret passageway rumored to have been used by JFK.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.