A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

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

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

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

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

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

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

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

Where commuters walk through remnants of an ancient Greek necropolis.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Learn to make this village's specialty: volcanic mud tofu.

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.