Places curiouser 54cc2706 Wants to Go

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

A hidden courtyard houses early 20th-century plaster masterpieces.

Drink a Guinness under the wings of Reagan's retired Air Force One in his presidential library.

A bronze tribute to a legendary Californian, the self-proclaimed "Emperor of the United States."

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

Tucked away behind an unassuming set of shops is a must-see series of stunning murals.

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

This former boomtown "island" is now submerged below Folsom Lake.

This house is a mosaic of tiled artwork sourced from local artists.

This small monument to the great inventor contains a time capsule and a Wi-Fi hotspot.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

You don't have to be a diplomat to visit the so-called Camp David of the West.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

This park is home to California's first oil boomtown, with structures that have stood for more than a century.

Where decommissioned airplanes and helicopters go to become part of Hollywood.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.