The former home of silent film star Harry Carry.

This L.A. fixture has been serving hot dogs out of a giant hot dog since 1946.

Since 1985, this Victorian home has operated as a museum filled top to bottom with American-made glassware.

Home to a massive collection curated by the Burbank Historical Society, this museum examines every aspect of life in the city known for aviation and the film industry.

This distinctive blue and white jet fighter is a symbol of the area’s relationship with aviation.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

An unexpected connection to Chicago awaits visitors on an island just off the California coast.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

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

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

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

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

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

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

This beloved, whimsical weiner topped an eclectic variety of Los Angeles buildings, including a Thai restaurant and an advertising agency.

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.