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Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

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

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.

This cabin once belonged to one of California's original settlers.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

This museum boasts the ninth-largest collection of insects in North America.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Wheels of chrome by the thousands adorn this California Historical Landmark.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

This living labyrinth made entirely of thorns is filled with art.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.