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

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

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

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

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

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

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

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

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

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.

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

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

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

A large instrument played by the wind.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

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

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

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.