A 250 million-year-old rock formation has earned a rather unique nickname.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

This vast and otherworldly landscape is one of the largest dune complexes in North America.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

A wealth of seafaring history displayed on the California coast.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

California's largest steel arch bridge.

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

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

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.

The moving metal works of one troubled artist can still be viewed on his front lawn... for now.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is home to one of Polynesia’s largest petroglyph fields.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.