San Luis Obispo, California
The Bells of El Camino Real
A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."
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San Luis Obispo, California
A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."
Simi Valley, California
The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Carpinteria, California
At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.
Isla Vista, California
360-degree virtual reality chamber physically immerses scientists into their data.
Goleta, California
The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.
Solvang, California
California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.
Monterey, California
This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.
Monterey, California
A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.
Monterey, California
The oldest continuously operating church in California.
Monterey, California
This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.
Monterey, California
The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.
Monterey, California
The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.
Monterey, California
This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.
Monterey, California
Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.
Monterey, California
Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.
Pacific Grove, California
Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."
Castroville, California
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."
Aptos, California
At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.
Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Santa Cruz, California
A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.
Los Gatos, California
Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Los Gatos, California
An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.
San Jose, California
The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.
Los Gatos, California
A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.