This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

Three plaques mark the spot where the "forgotten father of broadcasting" worked.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

A small research station sits at the summit of this mountain, which is one of the few U.S. peaks higher than 14,000 feet outside of the Sierra Nevada.

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.

The disdain for this dysfunctional dam is reflected in a giant pair of scissors painted on the concrete face.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.