Faceless white figures loom over the city from the rooftop.

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

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

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

This temple, built by an eccentric religious leader before his death, sits guarded and in ruins.

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

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

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

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

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.