Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

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

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.