The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

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

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

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

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

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

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

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

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

The remains of a 12th-century chapter house in Golden Gate Park.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.