This 19th century train workshop is a treasure trove of railroad history.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

The century-old bell and clock tower at UC Berkeley is the third-tallest in the world, and has fossils.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.