Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

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

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

An Airy Would-Be Solution to a Housing Shortage.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

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

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

Antiques by the Bay.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

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

Oldest building in California still in use.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.