Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

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

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

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

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.