One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?

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

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

Malibu's first beach home features an astonishing trove of ceramic tiles.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

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

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.