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A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

A Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

At 216 feet in length, this ornamental allium string is a feat to behold.

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

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

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

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.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

Named for a self-taught botanist who cataloged hundreds of native plants, this garden continues her work of preserving California plant life.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.