It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

This cabin from the 1850s is one of the first structures built by Chinese immigrants in California.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

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

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

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

Hopeless romantics will swoon over the sweet story behind this bright and colorful home.

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.

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

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

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

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

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.

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.

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

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

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

A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.

Site of the greatest known waterfall that ever existed.

People come from across the globe to swim in this lake believed to have healing properties.