Dramatic river bend surrounds a natural red-rocked pedestal.

A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

California's first suspension bridge.

The neighborhood of Eagle Rock is named after a gigantic boulder with a shadowy surprise.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

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

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

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

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

A lighthouse built to save lives that took quite a few with its treacherous location.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

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

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.