The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A blast from the past in central San Diego.

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

One of the most colorful free outdoor attractions in San Diego, this park is filled with murals and ties to history.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

The last remaining houses of a bygone world immortalized by John Steinbeck in his novel “Cannery Row.”

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."

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

This grinning pup statue is all that's left of what was once a ubiquitous Bay Area diner chain.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A hidden gem, named after a San Franciscan icon, offers spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.

Slip in a slide while waiting for the ferry.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.