High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

This municipal playground was co-created by the father of one of the most playful characters ever.

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

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Depicting scenes of everyday life - and specific individuals - in Great Depression era San Francisco.

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

The key to turning shifting dunes into the green oasis of Golden Gate Park.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.

A Mysterious Masonic tomb in San Luis Obispo.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

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

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

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

A tourist attraction founded around a slumping cabin.