The world's largest rose bush has literally outgrown the pioneer museum it was planted behind.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

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

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

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

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

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.