A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

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

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

An unassuming grey box sitting on San Francisco's Pier 17 is a "sky diary" of the coastal city's temperamental weather.

Condemned US Navy seaplane control tower turned officers’ club sits atop Yerba Buena Island.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

Standing in for the first ship to navigate the Northwest Passage.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

A 1920s home transformed into an immersive art experience, where every room is a portal to another realm.