An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

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.

These two monoliths have stood at the entrance to the neighborhood since the days it was called "Hollywoodland."

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

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

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

Radioactivity still cause for concern at this urban explorer's paradise.

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

Oldest building in California still in use.

This odd California folly seems like it was almost designed to accumulate urban legends.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.