Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

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

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

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

Astronomers plan to launch a space telescope into orbit, to find out what exactly stands in the way of an asteroid hitting Earth.

One of the last remaining Carpenter Gothic churches is situated on a wildflower conservatory overlooking the bay.

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

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

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

These colossal desert barcodes have been fine-tuning spy satellites for decades.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

At 130 years old and 126 feet tall, it is the largest known example of the rare Torrey pine tree.

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.

Sojourn to the past at this residence teeming with 1950s memorabilia.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?

A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.

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