A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

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

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

An vast warehouse of everyday treasures in Berkeley, CA.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

A glittering South Asian anomaly in a wealthy Los Angeles suburb.

A tree grown from astronaut seeds which were exposed to cosmic rays.

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.

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

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

The headquarters of a secretive order is also a beautifully-designed park.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

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

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.