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

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

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

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

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

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

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.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.

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

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

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

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

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.

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