Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

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

The modest home of the very immodest dancer who cost a king his crown.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

Finale of "William Tell Overture" can be heard as drivers pass over grooves in the road.

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

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

The last Americana on Route 66.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

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

The beauty and the beast of hydraulic mining is on full display at this California Historic State Park.

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

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

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

Oldest building in California still in use.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

Explore an early California pioneer's rancho hidden in LA's manufacturing hinterland.