An open-air, roadside eatery celebrating a historic indigenous cuisine of complicated significance.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

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

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

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

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

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.

A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.

Louisiana's tallest waterfall is only a short hike away from the middle of nowhere.