The Flatiron Building's storied West Coast cousin is a lot more into religion.

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

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

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

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

Antiques by the Bay.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

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

An abandoned convention space that has been left to the homeless and the radical.

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

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

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

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

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.