Places Seabiscuit Wants to Go

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

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

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

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

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

A museum dedicated to the decorative arts from the 16th through 19th centuries.

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

From buttons to beads, flounces to fripperies, this textile museum and shop honors the history of needlework.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

The timepiece that exonerated a labor radical accused of a parade bombing that killed ten people.

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

One of the largest Buddhist communities in the West sits on the site of an old hospital.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

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

Folk art crafted from discarded vegetable crates.

Where a railroad loops under or over itself to rise or drop more than 70 feet in a short distance.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

The oldest orange tree in California spawned a generation of citrus farmers.