Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Semi-recognized center of the world, with many oddities.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

The helicopter that "Tricky Dick" absconded from the White House in on his last day in office.

The unique collection includes bronze cast handprints of some of America's most famous astronauts.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

Natural catch-basin rocks covered in thousands of drawings spanning many millennia.

A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

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

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

It would be a crime to miss it.

Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.

This San Diego museum is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

A wondrous place to watch a special flower bloom.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.

A modern frieze of ancient Grecian mythological figures playing a national pastime.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.