A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

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

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

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

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.

Centuries of biking history are nestled in the shadow of the birthplace of contemporary mountain biking.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

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

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

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.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

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

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

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