The oldest continuously operating church in California.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

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

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

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."

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

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

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

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

The final resting place of a woman who never gave up on love.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

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

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.