A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

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

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

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

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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