California has some of the West Coast's most underrated beaches. Many of them hide unique landscapes, like Bowling Ball Beach ...

These odd-looking ocean creatures that kind of look like tiny sailboats have begun washing up on the shore of Crystal Cove State Beach by Laguna Beach. Usually a good indicator of warm seasons around ...

Also known as by-the-wind sailors, the free-floating Velella velella are coating California beaches once again ... their brilliant color and start to look like brittle cellophane candy wrappers ...