A land of debatable treasure.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

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

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

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

Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.

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

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

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

Nationwide network of co-ownership underground catastrophe shelters.

This collector's home is a constant work in progress.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

A Roman-inspired temple once controlled half of San Francisco's waters.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.