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The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

These subterranean storage areas hold emergency water reserves.

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

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

This mysterious petroglyph evokes the ancient swastika symbol but was later vandalized with the more troublesome Nazi one.

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

The first fresco Diego Rivera painted in the United States can be found in the former San Francisco Stock Exchange.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

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

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.