Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Perfect your fly fishing technique on their practice ponds.

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

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

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

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

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.