The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

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

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

A large instrument played by the wind.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.