"I did this all while you were watching TV."

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

The American Home, Re-imagined.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

An unfortunate geological resemblance to Satan has labeled this Pasadena gorge as a passage to the underworld.

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

The simple auditorium that launched a pop icon's career into the stratosphere.

A repository of Pasadena history.

A commonwealth favorite in the heart of Pasadena.

A Community Cornerstone.

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

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

Some of the most unusual (and in some cases, disgusting) flavors of soda imaginable.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

From silent movie theater to rock &roll palace and beyond.