The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

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

The huge granite obelisk that towers over a small California town.

The geographic center point of the Golden State.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

The last remnant of a tree that helped prove to the world that sequoias are real—and they’re spectacular.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

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

The echoes of a railroad town that solemnly mark the end of the line.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.