This humble American Craftsman home is where the Disney brothers’ animation business took flight in 1923.

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

Hidden away among the quiet streets of Beverly Hills, this small park is a haven for walkers and wildlife.

Peek inside Howard Hughes' garage at this Hollywood-themed art installation.

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

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

This statue celebrating early Hollywood is largely forgotten, while its twin replica at Walt Disney World has become an icon.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

Two side-by-side historic and closed cemeteries.

Rusty pieces of metal jutting out of a breakwater are all that's visible of the 12,500-ton ocean liner that capsized just off the beach.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

An outdoor display of military missiles developed at Point Mugu Naval Base.

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

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

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Since World War II people have been decorating this stretch of the Yuma desert with signatures arranged out of rocks.

An assortment of armored tanks and Howitzer cannons in the middle of the Sonoran Desert.

The remnants of an early automobile route across shifting sand dunes can still be found in the deserts of Southern California.