This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

A massive ultra-modern church presents a science-fiction view of Catholicism's inclusive future.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

The decor of this Hollywood movie palace just barely predated the opening of King Tut's tomb.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.