Inside this library turned museum, the history of Modesto and Stanislaus County is on full display.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.