Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

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

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

This infamous prison has a store where you can buy goods crafted by incarcerated people.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

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

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

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

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

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

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