Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

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

This museum offers a glimpse into early 20th-century Glasgow life.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

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.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

Outside San Francisco lies a small clown cemetery and memorial.

These six walrus head statues harken back to a time when this area wasn't far from the oceanfront.

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The freeway that never was.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.