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.

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

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

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

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.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.