The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.