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 alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

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

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

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

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

This is one really big nut.

A cave's rare beauty held a cavernous secret hidden underground.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.