Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

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

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

The first lookout in Yosemite.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.