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

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

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

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

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

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

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

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

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

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.

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

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.