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

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

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

A mysterious painting of the self-declared Emperor of the United States watches over a local hof-brau.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

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

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

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

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

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.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

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

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.