Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The only royal palace on U.S. soil has been a territorial capitol, a military headquarters, and a prison for a queen.

This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

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

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

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

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

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

An ominous concrete cube cuts a dystopian silhouette atop this California mountain.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

A fleet of automotive automatons sleep in this otherwise unremarkable urban garage.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.