An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

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

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

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

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.