Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

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

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

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

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.