Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

A repository of Pasadena history.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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

Wild West history in Hollywood style.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

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

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

Thousands of turbines whir at at the origin of North American wind power.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall but rather lightning.

Four hundred granite steps were built into this massive rock by the National Park Service.

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).