This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

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

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

The remains of this visionary community can still be found much as it was a century ago.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

The iconic Chicago sculpture hides a beautiful and easily overlooked plaque on the backside.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

No one knows how many bodies are in this vault in a Chicago public park.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.