This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

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

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."