The American Home, Re-imagined.

Frank Lloyd Wright died a year before construction on his largest public project even began.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

A chain of bells connect the California Missions and honor the legend of the "King’s Highway."

A garden oasis filled with flowers mentioned in the works of William Shakespeare.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

A repository of Pasadena history.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.