A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

A monument to a one-legged kidnapper, horse thief, and charlatan asks visitors to throw rocks in a pile.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

This seaside production studio was built to film 'Titanic' and has been the wet set of choice for other Hollywood productions since.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

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

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.