The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

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

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

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

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

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.