One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

Sleep where gangsters fell amidst smoke and flame, with nary a bullethole to show for the legendary struggle.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

An amazing collection of model trains, collectibles, and artifacts that span the last 100 years.

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

The Magical World of George Phar Legler.

One of the largest private collections of cars manufactured by the short-lived Franklin Automobile Company.