Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

A large instrument played by the wind.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

Half of a house.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

The most unique castle in all of Southern California, entirely constructed from repurposed materials.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

Mexican food and folk art.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.