The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

A giant stalk of celery honors the Japanese farmers who once cultivated the area.

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

An early 20th-century fire lookout, still in intermittent use, preserves legacy fire-locating equipment.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

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

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

Because there's no place like home.

This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.

A tiny rock climber scales the headstone of a beloved director.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

Stand inside the dark interior of an historic redwood tree that once was used as a general's headquarters.

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

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.