The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

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.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

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

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

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

Oldest building in California still in use.

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

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

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

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

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

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

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.