California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Created in 1972, the famous sculptor's intricately detailed monument to San Francisco is overflowing with city landmarks.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

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

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

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

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.