Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Once the largest winery in the world, this castle-like building now sits abandoned on the San Pablo/San Francisco Bay shore.

The grand, column-fronted, sculpture-adorned home of the ambitious digital library.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.