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A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

Oldest building in California still in use.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

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

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

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.