A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Antiques by the Bay.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

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

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

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

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.