Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

A small house sits between two huge rocks, with its back to the sea.

This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.

This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

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

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

The birthplace of this Gilded Age celebrity, opera singer, suffragette, and shipwreck survivor has been turned into a museum celebrating her fascinating life.

Admire an ever-changing landscape of stone sculptures.

This stately Victorian-era burial ground overlooking the Pacific Ocean is home to the graves of some of British Columbia's most famous figures.