This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

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

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

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

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

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

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

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

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

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

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

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

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

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

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

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

Antiques by the Bay.

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

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.