Behold the uncanny sight of the Golden Arches—rendered in black.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

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

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This mission, established in 1771, is the most remote of California’s Franciscan missions.