A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

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

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.