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

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

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

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

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

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

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

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

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

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

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.