The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

The hotel room where Janis Joplin tragically died has now become a makeshift shrine to the singer.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

Located on 420 acres in the high desert, this spiritual center is dedicated to the "science of the future."

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

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

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

A hidden subterranean installation offers a view of the sky.

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

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.