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

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

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

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

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.

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

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

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

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.