The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

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.

An art supply shop holds the secrets of this quiet neighborhood's raucous Barbary Coast past.

The cobbled together compound of a deceased artist which now serves as a filming location.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

A B&B on a Victorian lighthouse station in San Francisco Bay.

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Celebrating the transformation of trash into objects of beauty.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

Apartment building was once posh playground to the Hollywood elite.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.