Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

This building has lived several lives and now houses the history of South Pasadena.

Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.

This landmark building, from notable Los Angeles architects, is being restored.

A stunning modern interpretation of a Roman temple.

Glass-walled, mid-century modern showroom for cars, still in operation.

Wooden pavers represent a 17th-century barrier that gave Wall Street its name.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

With beautiful views and every detail perfectly considered, one of the geniuses of modern architecture built himself the perfect home.

Traces of General Patton’s Mojave Desert training camps for the North Africa campaign.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Large metal sculptures spread throughout an open landscape.

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

An optical illusion found amid a logged redwood forest.

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

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

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.

Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.