This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

The cluster of boulders near Fort Irwin is covered in military insignia.

Mediums from a psychic utopian community lead a trippy VR journey on a parked desert bus.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

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

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

A Bicycle Path in the Sky.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

Antiques by the Bay.

This sculpture garden in Death Valley makes you feel like you've slipped into some alternate reality.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.

The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.