This small beachside park commemorates the possibilities of discovery.

If you don't look closely, you might mistake this sculpture for just another passenger waiting at the airport.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

The museum chronicling a treasure hunter's dream, fulfilled.

A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Arrr! The most authentic collection of pirate artifacts in the world... matey.

A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.