A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.