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.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

An outdoor display of military missiles developed at Point Mugu Naval Base.

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

An assortment of armored tanks and Howitzer cannons in the middle of the Sonoran Desert.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

This huge dam across the Colorado River caused an armed standoff between two U.S. states.

A century-old miner's quarters turned mansion.

The gambling entrepreneur who built a city was also an avid collector of classic cars.

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

One of the oldest adobe structures in Northern California.

Today's aerospace industry can be traced back to one man and his gliders.

A plaque outside the San Jose airport commemorates the insect's arrival to the West Coast.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

At night, this glittering musical tunnel draws skaters and photographers.