Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
Calla Lily Valley
This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.
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Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.
Big Sur, California
Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.
Big Sur, California
Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.
San Simeon, California
The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Santa Ynez, California
The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.
Solvang, California
Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.
Solvang, California
Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Ventura, California
Kayak out to a floating restroom.
Los Angeles, California
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
Los Angeles, California
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Laguna Beach, California
This wooden statue commemorates a man who spent nearly 40 years waving hello to the people of Laguna Beach.
Laguna Beach, California
This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Los Angeles, California
This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Los Angeles, California
Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.
Los Angeles, California
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Arcadia, California
A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.
La Puente, California
“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Los Angeles, California
The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"
Los Angeles, California
The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.