The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

Hidden away among the quiet streets of Beverly Hills, this small park is a haven for walkers and wildlife.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

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