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

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

This massive redwood tree has a drive-thru tunnel carved out of its trunk.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

This museum is a music lover's introduction to the iconic venue.

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.

Lombard Street may be more famous, but this is the real “crookedest street in the world.”

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

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

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

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

One incredible room in the Santa Barbara Courthouse is covered in wall-to-wall canvas murals.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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