The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Since 1973, this block has been home to the most concentrated collection of murals in San Francisco.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

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

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.

A stone obelisk towering over the surrounding countrysides beckons hikers across the rolling moors.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.