Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

This isolated outpost was once the only place to cross the Colorado River for hundreds of miles.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

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

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The final resting place of the songwriter who penned “Take Me Out To The Ball Game."

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

Here be dragons.

This taxidermy scene brings the struggle for survival in the Indian jungle to a quiet corner of a Manhattan museum.

This magnificent herd of stampeding elephants has been frozen in time for over a century.