A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House On Haunted Hil" to a robot hunter's pad.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

This teeny-tiny park built by a San Francisco man in 1962 is mostly stairs.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

This painted marvel is San Francisco's 400-foot ode to urban biking.