The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.