A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

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

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

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

Far out of its comfort zone, this sequoia was planted as a symbol of the connection between Visalia and its neighboring national park.

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

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

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

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

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.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Working mining and drilling equipment demonstrate 150 years of energy history.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.