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

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

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

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

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

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

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

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

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.