This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

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

The largest drain hole in the world.

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

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

Come for the records, stay for the retro pinball machines.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

Social saloon from a scrapped trans-Pacific 19th century steamer.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

A store that sells all manner of bones, insects, and animal curiosities.