A bike being "eaten" by a tree is the real Vashon legend behind popular children's book, "Red Ranger Came Calling."

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

The first North American landing spot for James Cook on his third voyage of discovery in the Pacific.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

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

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

A surreal, Gaudi-inspired play space near an Anaheim community center.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Oldest building in California still in use.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).