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At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

The oldest standing structure in downtown San Diego.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

Four miles of pipelines form the model of still-functioning retro-tech efficiency.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

One of Los Angeles's first murals once vibrantly depicted the dangers of United States imperialism.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

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

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

Anyone can control this glittery light installation with just a phone call.