The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

The world’s first stop-motion film was created on the racetrack outside this building.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

In the country around Buttonwillow, California, a marker commemorates a revealing moment in the story of a water colony from the fictional Kcymaerxthaere that sought independence.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

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

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

Giant origami crease patterns engraved in Santa Monica intersections may even be visible from space.

This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.

Two pillars set 10 paces apart commemorate the "last notable American duel."

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

Thousands of turbines whir at the origin of North American wind power.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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