The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

Traversing these canyons, visitors can take in stunning views and glimpses of the region's history.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

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

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

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

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Discover for yourself what Herb Caen referred to as "the best kept secret in the Bay Area."