The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

The Yiddish language stages a renaissance in a shtetl-inspired cultural center on the San Diego coast.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

Educational foundation that teaches the powers of fourth dimensional physical properties.