This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

Centuries of biking history are nestled in the shadow of the birthplace of contemporary mountain biking.

Blink and you may miss this rustic pioneer cemetery.

A sparse, solitary sequoia still stands as a living tribute to the famous conservationist who planted it—but it's dying.

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.

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

This 19th-century museum inside of a lighthouse is only accessible during low tide.

A California city claims to be the home of a fast-food classic.

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

A Tibetan Temple and Buddhist organization just off the beaten path in Northern California.

Puzzling...this tree looks like an assemblage of dismembered monkey limbs.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

At the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, a small sign basically begs for a high-five.

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

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

This graffiti-covered bridge is the quintessential vision of a place for disillusioned youth to escape the complexities of burgeoning adulthood.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.