Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

Subterranean house made out of a grain silo, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

A cobblestone alley with an interesting past.

Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Once a place of peaceful repose, this sanitarium now faces an uncertain future.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

This mysterious series of teeny guerrilla installations sheds a whimsical light on street art in Oakland.

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

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

Nuclear waste dump site now an environmental sanctuary.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.