A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

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

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

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

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

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

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

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

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

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

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

For over 20 years, Lil Toot has delighted guests with narrated boat rides between Stearns Wharf and Santa Barbara Harbor, becoming a beloved local legend and top-rated experience for visitors.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.