Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This Hawaiian cattle ranch acts as a museum devoted to the island cowboys that predate the wild west.

Hide from the tourist hordes in these relatively unknown, and unguarded lava caves.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

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

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

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

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.