A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

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

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

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

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

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

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.