Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

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

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

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

The stately birthplace of California's statehood.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

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

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

This simple, broken column marks the final resting place of one of America's most famous explorers.

A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

A bizarre roadside attraction and the first instance of miniature golf in the world.

One person’s lost luggage is another person’s treasure.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.