A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

Guarded by the Angel of Grief, the Stanford family tomb attracts an odd mix of halloween revelry and somber contemplation.

A repository of Pasadena history.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

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

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

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

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

The small family-run business has kept alive the fading art of creating beautiful handmade book covers.

Dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.