A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

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.

A Biblically-based Natural History Museum.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The world's longest known cave system.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

World's largest Christmas store.

What was once the largest NFL stadium.

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.