Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

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

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

A museum dedicated to a sea that should have never been.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.