Trails through lava-carved tube-caves display sparkling bacteria and a rich history.

A lovely hidden waterfall right off the highway is well worth a stop.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

An enchanting tunnel of cypress trees leads to an old morse code station still used today.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.