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.

Oldest building in California still in use.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

This bronze statue commemorates the strange and beloved mascot of UC Irvine—the only university to be represented by a giant anteater.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

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

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

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

A New Zealand communications tower stands as the tallest structure in the Southern Hemisphere.

A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.