A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

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

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 unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

This tiny Hawaiian island is slowly coming back to life after being bombed during naval training exercises.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

This restored opera house is named after a soprano known for tragic romance, exile, and a truly uncomfortable wedding.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A spiritual vortex among the red rocks in Sedona.

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.

The highest point in Washington state is a volcano covered in glaciers.

This super-sized skillet is a replica of a usable giant pan where a woman once skated on bacon.

A Roman-style column in Oregon hides a spiral staircase inside.