Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

California's largest steel arch bridge.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

One of the last surviving buildings of a once large and thriving Chinatown.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.