The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

A gothic church spire sits atop this skyscraper, the tallest church in the world.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A repository of Pasadena history.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Now abandoned, the first public health hospital in the U.S. saw more than one million immigrants from around the world.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

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

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