The oldest continuously operating church in California.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

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

Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

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

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft perfume fragrances.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

Antiques by the Bay.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

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

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

Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.