A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

A wealth of seafaring history displayed on the California coast.

One of the most colorful free outdoor attractions in San Diego, this park is filled with murals and ties to history.

This cabin once belonged to one of California's original settlers.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

The geographic center point of the Golden State.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

A commercial fishing boat stranded on the California coast.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

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

Far out of its comfort zone, this sequoia was planted as a symbol of the connection between Visalia and its neighboring national park.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.