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

A mysterious monument covered in a binary code marks the heart of tech.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

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

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

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

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

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

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

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

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

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

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

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

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

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

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

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.