San Luis Obispo, California
Madonna Inn
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
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San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Solvang, California
Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.
Hume, California
The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.
Napa, California
The largest drain hole in the world.
Sonoma, California
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Sonoma, California
This world-class vineyard has a peculiar collection of contemporary sculptures scattered across the property.
Walnut Grove, California
The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.
North Fork, California
The geographic center point of the Golden State.
Merced, California
The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.
Goldfield, Nevada
This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Mill Valley, California
Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.
Inverness, California
This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.
Inverness, California
The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
Inverness, California
An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.
Napa, California
Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.
Benicia, California
The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
Vallejo, California
The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.
Vallejo, California
The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.