One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

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.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Mexican food and folk art.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

The monumental steeple on Amherst College's campus has no church attached to it.

In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."