A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

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

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

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

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."

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

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

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

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

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

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

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

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

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

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

An artist's vision for connectivity spans seven continents and 16 countries.

While exploring the desert, you can stop by the home of a fictional heretic from a parallel universe.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

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

The oldest platform carousel built in the United States continues to delight children in Martha’s Vineyard.

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.