Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The last Americana on Route 66.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

Its vast collection details the history of this Santa Barbara beach town.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

A dry lake is what remains of a community founded on a real estate scam.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.