One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

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

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

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

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The now-abandoned tunnels were built for the transcontinental railroad on the route where the first wagon train entered California.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Oldest building in California still in use.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

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

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

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

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

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

The final resting place of a space program monolith.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.