The park preserves a single, rare species of carnivorous plant that spells doom for unsuspecting insects.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

The largest drain hole in the world.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

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

Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

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

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

Las Vegas's very own 40-foot-tall fire-spewing praying mantis.

Nevada's largest cactus collection stands outside a candy mogul's small factory.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.