The second building of its name to occupy this location might be the finest flatiron building in San Francisco.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

This whimsical seashell-shaped place of worship was designed to blend into its surroundings.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A working miniature city designed to teach kids about safety and presumably city planning.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.

A sculpture of the famous photograph stands on San Diego's "Greatest Generation Walk."

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California."

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

This corn maze so big you may want to pack a lunch, and possibly a flaregun.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.