This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.

Bug-devouring flora are the stars of a special wing of the glass conservatory.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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

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

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

A repository of Pasadena history.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

A commonwealth favorite in the heart of Pasadena.

Mid-Century Modern Meets Millionaire’s Row.

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

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.