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

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.