This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.