A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

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

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

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

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

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

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

Neoclassical Revival mansion and set of horror cult classic Phantasm.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

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

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.