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

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

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

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

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.