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

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

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

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

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

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

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

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

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

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

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.