A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

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

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

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

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.