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

Historical trolley restoration and operation at History San Jose, Kelly Park.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

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

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

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

Prone to disastrous fires, the city of San Francisco has the Guardian, a fireboat gifted by residents, to watch over them from the bay.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

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

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

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

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

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

An art collective teaching the more fiery, metal-y art forms.

This remarkably simple jail went over a century without an escape.

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

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.