A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A dwindling menagerie of anthropomorphic oil derrick animals still dot the barren California landscape.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

It would be a crime to miss it.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

A secluded hilltop monument marks the final resting place of Lucy, Presidio Park's beloved white deer.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

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

Giant nude woman of Tijuana is also the artist's home.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Oldest building in California still in use.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

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

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.