A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

A dentist's hated concrete colossi are now beloved icons of the community.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

The oldest continuously operating Catholic school west of the Mississippi.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

A middle school sports field that many believe was the true location of the first successful powered flight - and not by the Wright Brothers.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

These unusual houses look like giant boats that washed ashore on a residential street.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The American rainmaker and a burst dam.

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

Legend says one of the world's largest marine geysers is actually a whale that got wedged within the rocks.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Tijuana's legendary jai alai or "basque ball" palace is now a massive music venue.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

Once an ancient Roman bath, now a hotbed of geothermal energy and a hub for energetic innovations.