This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.

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."

Art Deco stylings conceal the true nature of this bridge.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

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

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

The longest covered bridge west of the Mississippi River.

Inside this library turned museum, the history of Modesto and Stanislaus County is on full display.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

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

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

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

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

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

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

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.