The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

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

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

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

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

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

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

A gathering of green robots at the Googleplex.

This crumbling warehouse was once the third-largest cannery in the U.S. and the first in the world to can green asparagus.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"

Because there's no place like home.

This grand memorial remembers the 20 members of the Los Angeles Times killed when the office was bombed.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Dozens of feral felines rule a segment of Hollywood's only graveyard.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

A 1914 beaux arts auditorium that sat shuttered for 20 years, restored and reopened in 2026

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.