The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Antiques by the Bay.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

Odd stone and concrete monuments in the "Poet of the Sierras" eclectic folly garden.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

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

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

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

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

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

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.