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

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

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.