Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.

The first passenger cable car in the world.

Inspired by the more famous Scrovegni Chapel, Cappella di San Giovanni contains several amazing frescoes.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

For almost 100 years, this site of peace and spirituality has existed on the California coast.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

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

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

Cambria's most unique B&B features creative surroundings and fantastic food.

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

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

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.