The site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s arrest as he attempted to have lunch.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

One man's love of natural beauty led to the creation of this hidden granite monument.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

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

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

A comprehensive collection of Pez dispensers.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

Handmade treasures from around the world.

A celebration of once forgotten materials.

An "anarchical" no man's land, complete with garbage sculptures and a hobo-run "Landfillian Library."

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

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

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

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.