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

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.

A Community Cornerstone.

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

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

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

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

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

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

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

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

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

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

Three vintage horses survived a 1976 inferno and found a home on a sister carousel.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.

This Oakland fairytale kingdom, fiercely devoted to childlike whimsy, was an early inspiration for Disneyland.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

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

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.