Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

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

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.