Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

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

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

Eons old volcanic activity created one of the most stunning rock formations in the United States.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.