A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

With its peeling paint and faded sign, this theater-turned-recycling plant is a nostalgic relic of 1950s Americana.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

A simple statue outside a California Amtrak station honors the overlooked contributions of the "silent spikes."

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

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

An abandoned 1930s gas station turned bustling neighborhood park.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

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

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.