Ramona, California
Potato Chip Rock
This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.
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Ramona, California
This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.
Pacific Grove, California
Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."
Hillsborough, California
A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.
Old Station, California
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Borrego Springs, California
Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Amboy, California
A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Thousand Oaks, California
From Japan to Italy, this California park explores the world's cultures through their gardens.
San Diego, California
Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.
Calistoga, California
The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
Glen Ellen, California
The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.
Mecca, California
World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Piercy, California
An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.
San Francisco, California
This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.
Gilroy, California
Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.
Fremont, California
Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.
Agua Dulce, California
Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Pasadena, California
A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.
San Diego, California
Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.