A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The "3rd largest" city in California is an empty mirage of suburbia in the middle of nowhere.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

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

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.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

Sitting atop San Francisco's tallest hill, a cross honors the victims of the Armenian genocide.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

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

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

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.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

800 apricot trees honor Silicon Valley's agricultural history.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.