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

This 19th century hydroelectric powerhouse was the first of its kind.

Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.

Rising out of miles of farmland, these buttes are sometimes called the world's smallest mountain range.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

Wool processing mill in an unlikely location.

On the windswept Dakota plains there is a memorial to circus workers who were struck down by lightning.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

A replica of the first public theater built in California.

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

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.