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

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

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

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

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

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

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

A statue commemorate Tommie Smith and John Carlos's brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

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

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

This historic tower in the California desert promises visitors a "vortex of good vibes".

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.