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

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

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.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

Oldest building in California still in use.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

Most famous work of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's sons.