The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

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

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

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

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.

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

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.

The Hopi-style structure was built by the man who discovered Desert Hot Springs' famous mineral water.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

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

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

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.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.