Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

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

The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

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

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

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

Antiques by the Bay.