An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

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

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

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

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

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This Portland shop is brimming with natural wonders, local art, and handmade goods fashioned from recycled materials.

A sprawling cave network created by a lone lava tube.

This perfectly preserved Chinese medicine shop was untouched for decades before being reopened as a museum.