This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

Get three sheets to the wind at this desert winery with a nautical theme.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

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

A bust of the entertainer and politician sits in an alcove at the Palm Springs Airport.

California's largest steel arch bridge.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

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

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.