The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

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

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Wander through desolate oil fields littered with rigs.

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

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

When California condors were hovering on the brink of extinction, this recovery program was charged with helping the birds thrive again.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

This mission, established in 1771, is the most remote of California’s Franciscan missions.

Factory that once supported an entire company town of 350.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

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

A commercial fishing boat stranded on the California coast.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

A wealth of seafaring history displayed on the California coast.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.