The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A Community Cornerstone.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

The oldest lawn bowling club in the United States.

These cinderblock farmhouses were actually World War II radar stations in disguise.

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

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.

Erroneously called the world's tallest flagpole, this landmark is devoted to "good neighborliness."

The American Home, Re-imagined.

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

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

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

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.