Pacific Grove, California
Pacific Grove Butterfly House
Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.
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Pacific Grove, California
Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.
Glen Ellen, California
The haunting ruins of Jack London's dream house.
Big Sur, California
Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.
Guadalupe, California
Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.
San Simeon, California
This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
Davenport, California
Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.
Pescadero, California
Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.
Santa Barbara, California
This stunning sea creature-shaped home blends into the landscape like a fantasy villa.
Santa Barbara, California
The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.
Santa Barbara, California
One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.
Manhattan Beach, California
The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.
Neskowin, Oregon
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Point Arena, California
The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.
Inverness, California
This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The home of pigs, snakes, chameleons, and the alleged largest bunny in the United States.
Los Angeles, California
The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.
South San Francisco, California
A large instrument played by the wind.
San Francisco, California
An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.
San Francisco, California
There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.
San Francisco, California
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
San Francisco, California
This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
Santa Monica, California
A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Santa Monica, California
In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.