Celebrating the accomplishments of Black firefighters in Los Angeles.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.

In this roadside "community for the small," abandoned toys gain new lives.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

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

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

Burping, gurgling geothermal mud pots by the Salton Sea.

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

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Every year, over 25,000 monarchs overwinter in Pacific Grove.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

Abandoned hotel with adjacent lake and golf course.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.