This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.

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

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.

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

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.