Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

Exquisite irises bloom every spring in this hillside garden.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

This 252 step staircase offers stunning views of San Jose.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

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

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

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

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.