This little museum has an exhibit devoted to the elusive forest denizens.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Huge otherworldly domed rocks on the shore of a deadly lake.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

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

340 bicycles, 65 feet high.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Oldest building in California still in use.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

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

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

The mysterious round rocks of Schooner Gulch.