Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

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

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

A quiet marker in memory of local men and women lost in WWI.

The "Kill Bill Church" was transformed into a place of worship after a long Hollywood history.

One of the largest fleets of armored vehicles in the world, sitting out in the California desert.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.