A bizarre example of collective behavior resulted in thousands of shoe prints in Vegas parking lots.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

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

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

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

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

An old California photo stand has been turned into a shrine to the cozy art of crochet.

Machinery left over from California's once thriving mercury industry now attracts artists and explorers.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

A monument to the legacy of the man who created Spongebob Squarepants at the school where his passion for art and marine biology began.