The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

An archive of nearly every day of Buckminster Fuller's life.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

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

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

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

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

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