The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

This Alamo Square mansion is rumored to have hosted satanic rituals and other occult practices.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

The tallest bridge in California was constructed for a project that was eventually cancelled.

The flow from this waterfall sometimes comes out of springs below its rim.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

Fake rail crossings mark the site of an influential doctor's demise.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

The Laureates here get something even more coveted than a Nobel Prize: free parking for life.

This controversial depiction of the "Founder of California" looks as though it was sculpted from mashed potatoes.

Worker-owned cooperative and resource for those looking to lighten their ecological footprint.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

Internationally-recognized arts center housed in a century-old former military barracks.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

An old whaling station now serves to give the public a look at the commercial whaling industry, no longer a part of Monterey's economy.

Steinbeck's old stomping grounds, immortalized in Cannery Row.

Built in 1906, this unique building was the first Hindu temple in the United States.

A 90-acre park on former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival.

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

Home to one of the world’s largest collections of model yachts.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.