A four paneled, brightly multicolored mosaic adorns the side of this popular grocery store.

A wondrous place to watch a special flower bloom.

A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.

A carnivorous plant paradise in a serpentine bog.

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.

Unusual white sandstone formations in the Los Padres National Forest.

Mid-Century Modern Meets Millionaire’s Row.

Colorful sedimentary rock layers provide opportunities both for hiking and photography.

The first lookout in Yosemite.

Built to hold Gold Rush wealth, this building has withstood the test of time.

This jagged colossus of a building is mostly held together by an enormous concrete exoskeleton.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

This unique formation appears as though an asteroid landed on the forest.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Part mural and part sculpture, this work of art sits in the middle of the Promenade, as if swimming in a river of asphalt towards the ocean.

The oldest pictographs on this decorated rock formation in California's Carrizo Plain date back as many as 4,000 years.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

A picturesque example of brute-force engineering conquering nature.

California's first suspension bridge.

This hiking/biking/horse trail along an old railroad grade features trestles, tunnels, and a roadless stretch through the scenic Susan River canyon.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.