In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin briefly ran their fledgling company from this Silicon Valley garage.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into...we can't find the words.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

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

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

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

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

A brooding mansion of clinker brick stands out among the Victorian houses of Pacific Heights.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.