Hidden in the woods behind this English estate lies a Victorian pet cemetery.

A 600-year-old mini shrine guarded by a sword-wielding knight hides in a crumbling cliff face.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

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

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".

The last fully working Victorian Turkish bath in England.

Abandoned for over 20 years, this Art Deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.

These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.