One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

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

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.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

Ghost stories surrounded this “castle,” the only structure from a huge mansion that was never built.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.