This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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

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

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

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

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

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

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

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

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

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

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.