An art gallery home to a plethora of art from local artists who can often be seen hard at work.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The magic's in the hole!

A wealth of seafaring history displayed on the California coast.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.