A beautiful and controversial modern sculpture that alludes to the Aztec past identity of the Virgin of Guadalupe and the phenomenon of syncretism.

Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.

The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.

It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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

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

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

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

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.