Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

Social saloon from a scrapped trans-Pacific 19th century steamer.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

Once the gateway to the utopian dream-village of a Civil War embalmer.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.