One of the world's longest murals depicts the history of diversity in Los Angeles.

One of California's oldest continually used high schools has an interesting history, both on and off screen.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

One of the best absinthe distilleries in the United States.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.

The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.

Seven ceramic sculptures are scattered around this California college campus.

Pillars made of 700 pieces of luggage climb to the ceiling of Sacramento Airport's baggage claim.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

Before it was abandoned and left to rust alongside the road, this riverboat starred in a John Wayne movie.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

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

Where the first "expert riders, willing to risk death daily" for the Pony Express were recruited.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.