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

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

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

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

San Francisco's oldest operating hotel, with a Victorian atmosphere and a "haunted" fourth floor.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Inside an old airplane hangar, friends and strangers alike play on a massive trampoline.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

A large instrument played by the wind.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.