These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

A herd of 150 bison live on California's Santa Catalina Island and are at the heart of an ongoing debate between environmental protection and economic expansion.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Oldest building in California still in use.

A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

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

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

The first safe in this California town had to hold all the gold.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.