Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

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

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Huge hole looks down onto an underground beach populated with sea lions.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.

The oldest structure in a beachside California city was built to serve eight students.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

A magnificent, reportedly haunted mansion built for a composer by Spiritualists.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

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

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.