Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A Community Cornerstone.

Home of the "Father of Forestry."

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

This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

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

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.