A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

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

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

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

A few iconic structures are all that remain of America’s first outdoor shopping mall.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A monumental cross hides in the trees in Golden Gate Park.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

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.

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

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

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

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

Version of the French Riviera destroyed by the sea.