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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

The first Protestant church in Arizona and only Gothic Revival style adobe church in the world.

The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Town not known for anything except its strange name.

After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.

Three and a half miles of cliffs, rocky beaches, Gilded Age mansions and 40 Steps to nowhere in particular.

Dedicated to the explorer who opened Japan to the West.

The US Navy's only submarine museum is also home to the world's first nuclear submarine.

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.