A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

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

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

Lemon Grove, California is known for its giant lemon...and mummified bodies.

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

Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

This dormant volcanic crater has been converted from a roiling pit of magma to a pleasant hiking spot.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The watery grave of Captain Bligh's famous ship.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

A vertically floating hemlock controls the waves and weather at Crater Lake.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.