A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

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

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

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

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.