This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Join the circus for a few lessons to learn clowning, acrobatics, and Chinese contortion.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

Russian history in San Francisco.

A library built during San Francisco's pioneer times is a student's retreat, bibliophile's sanctuary, and chess player's delight.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

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

On a barren hillside in the Yucca Valley, the recently restored Desert Christ Park has attracted pilgrims and kitsch hunters for over 50 years.

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.