Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

Spiral labyrinth hidden in the hills above Oakland, CA.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

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

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

Ride on a fully-restored Nike nuclear-tipped missile elevator from the Cold War.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.