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

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

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

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

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

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

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

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

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.