Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Hollywood's oldest hotel is the site of the first Academy Awards, the birthplace of Marilyn Monroe's career, and the home of Montgomery Clift's ghost.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

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

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

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

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.