Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

A fleet of automotive automatons sleep in this otherwise unremarkable urban garage.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

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

The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.

A gap in the concrete has been transformed into a miniature playground for the mind.

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

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

Each summer, the migratory bats living beneath the bypass form "batnadoes" at dusk.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

A unique piece of graffiti offers a little slice of local history and mystery.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

A mesmerizing disco ball-like sculpture along the Sacramento River Walk.

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

A Cold War site complete with rusty structures, hiking trails, and beautiful views.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.