Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.

A cow in the road might subvert the flow of traffic but this one's above it all, quite literally.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

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

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

The cavern’s main chamber is so vast that the Statue of Liberty could reportedly fit inside it.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.