An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.

The liveliest ghost town in the state.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

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

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

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

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

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

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.