A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

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

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

Once the smallest park in the national system.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

The smallest post office in the United States is no bigger than a broom closet.

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

A tribute to the hard-working men and women of Grumman, who crafted F-14 fighter jets.

A century ago, aspiring socialites climbed on this cement beast with the hopes of marrying a millionaire.