These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

Get three sheets to the wind at this desert winery with a nautical theme.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

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

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

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

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

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

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

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

The Giant Lemon of Lemon Grove.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.