One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

A house built from trash known as the poor man's Hearst Castle.

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 Buddhist retreat built on more than 100 acres of California Redwood forest.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.