A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

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

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

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

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

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