One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of Navajo Nation.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

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

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

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

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

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

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

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

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

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

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

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