The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

The smallest country in the world.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.

The arch that celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory highways.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

Over a century old, this restored Victorian building is surrounded by a lush garden filled with rare palms.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

The longest continuously operating Elk's Lodge in the country.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

Half of a house.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.