Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

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

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

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

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

A library and museum dedicated to typography.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.