Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

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

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

Oldest building in California still in use.

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

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.