The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

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

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

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

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

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

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

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

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.