A reproduction of earth's many biomes.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

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

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

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

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

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

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

Oldest building in California still in use.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

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.

This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.

Along a California highway is a kind of Jurassic Park made of metal.

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

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

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.