Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.

With statues of Nelson Mandela and Harvey Milk this monument has been called the Mount Rushmore of California.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

Inside this museum, the history of the Walt Disney Family empire is on full display.

The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.

Home to an apple tree that can produce 25 different varieties of fruit.

Climb 200 stairs up the tallest lighthouse on the West Coast for an unbeatable view.

A striking eight-story-high obelisk perched on a coastal California cliff.

One of the largest wildlife refuges in the contiguous 48 states, it was instrumental in preserving the pronghorn antelope from extinction.

An internationally-recognized dark sky sanctuary lies in northern Nevada, near the Oregon line.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

A charming easy-to-miss sculpture garden filled with whimsical and thought-provoking metal sculptures.

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.