A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

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

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

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.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.