This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

Downieville's largest Gold Rush structure still standing has one of the longest bars in California.

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

Mid-Century Modern Meets Millionaire’s Row.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

A forgotten tribute to a South American hero hidden in a cluster of traffic islands.

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

A landmark for a trailblazer for female architects and the designer of one of the most famous and opulent buildings in California.

An informal walk of fame in front of a Hollywood office building remembers a comedic great and his associates.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

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

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

Once the site of speeding horses, now home to picnickers and public concerts.

View the California coastline (and the home of Barbara Streisand) inch by inch with stunning, government-sanctioned aerial photography.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

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

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

This Taoist temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

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

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

Formerly Fire Station No. 27, the museum is a hidden gem in the heart of Hollywood.