Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

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

A historic hotel in an old California railroad town with a rowdy reputation.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

An invitation-only museum of items natural and bizarre, arcane and exotic.

Antiques by the Bay.

9,000 square feet of vintage and modern mechanical toys, dioramas & sideshow curiosities.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.