A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

A huge collection of rocks, gems, and crystals.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

A mysterious and endangered parasitic herb from the California desert.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

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

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

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

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

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

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.