In Western Marin Country just north of Stinson Beach lies the beautiful, somewhat eccentric town of Bolinas. We paid a visit to the Palomarin Field Station run by the Point Reyes Bird Observatory.Reporter: Scott Shafer
Music Bridge 1: "Learned to Surf (Acoustic Demo)" by Superchunk, from "Leaves in the Gutter" (Merge)
We head north, to the Weaverville Joss House State Park. At first glance this Chinese Temple from the Gold Rush era is entirely out of place in Northern California's remote Trinity County. But this place is full of stories -- all hidden in the architecture and in every symbol and artifact you'll find here.Reporter: Lorraine Dechter
If you work up an appetite driving between Los Angeles and the Bay Area, finding a good place to eat is easier said than done. Central Valley Bureau Chief Sasha Khokha has a suggestion: a Basque restaurant a few miles off Interstate 5 that's been serving up gargantuan portions for more than a century.Reporter: Jefferson BeaversReporter: Sasha Khokha
Just south of the Wool Growers Restaurant off the busy I-5 in the Central Valley, some rustic hot springs bubble completely off the grid. Reporter Alice Daniel took a dip.Reporter: Alice Daniel
Music Bridge 2: "From 'Little Treasure'" by Leo Kottke, from the CD "One Guitar, No Vocals" (Private Music)
For 40 years, a Los Angeles store has defined the cutting edge of the city's counterculture, selling everything from artful jewelry to plastic kitsch. For most that stop by, the place amazes and overwhelms in equal measure.Reporter: Colin Berry
Playland Not at the Beach in El Cerrito has 33 pinball machines all on free play -- but it's so much more than just an arcade. It began as an homage to the original Playland at the Beach, a grand-scale amusement park in San Francisco that closed in 1972.Reporter: Julia Bernstein
Music Bridge 3: "The Penguin" by Raymond Scott, from "The Music of Raymond Scott: Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights" (Sony/BMG)
We hear where the rubber meets the road, literally. About an hour northeast of Los Angeles you'll find a very bumpy road -- and those bumps add up to something rather unusual.Reporter: Krissy Clark
End Music: "State Fair" by Los Straitjackets, from the CD "The Velvet Touch of Los Straitjackets" (Yep Roc)
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