A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

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

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

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

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.

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

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.