This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

Antiques by the Bay.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Art from the latest counter-culture; kids who dye their hair blue and believe the future will be a post-apocalyptic water world.

An ultra-modern vista that has been featured in so many films the house is a celebrity in its own right.

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

A shape-shifting buy-sell-trade bookstore, born to Beatnik Era spirit.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.