Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

A working model of a pressure-driven, high-speed rail whizzes around a private vineyard.

It would be a crime to miss it.

A fleet of automotive automatons sleep in this otherwise unremarkable urban garage.

A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

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

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

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

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

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

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

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Over one million bird-related artifacts await.

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

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.