This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

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

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

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

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

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

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.