A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

The long, arduous journey of the stones of the Abbey of New Clairvaux.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.