Places Seabiscuit Wants to Go

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

'Cause the fence start shaking, the earth was quaking.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

Inky sludge oozes to the surface of this beach thanks to a rare natural tar seep.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The final resting place of the Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico.

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

A classically inspired temple in Redwood City.