A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

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

A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.

The world's first motel is now an administrative building for an apple farm.

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

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Nancy Thompson's Home from "A Nightmare on Elm Street."

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

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

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A newspaper building that made radio history.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

A breathtaking 19th-century trail overlooks Lake Tahoe.