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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

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

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

Opened in 1976, this monster-sized version of the fast-food franchise is sometimes called the Epic McD.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

In this Florida couple's cottage, nearly every surface—inside and out—is covered in mosaic artwork.

This historic hotel has hosted the likes of Babe Ruth, Jimmy Carter, and the Vanderbilts.

Visitors flock to see this church tower's unintended feature: It happens to resemble a giant chicken from multiple points of view.

One of the oldest, tallest, and most haunted lighthouses in America.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

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

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

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.

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.

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

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

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

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

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

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