Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

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

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

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

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Yo, Adrian!

A daily replay of the experiment that proved the rotation of the Earth.

A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.

This beloved marketplace mascot poops money and grants good luck.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

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