Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

The last of its kind in the country.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

A blend of sporting history mixed with childhood nostalgia await visitors to this museum.

His discovery kicked off the Gold Rush. One of the hands on this commemorative statue points to the spot where he found the precious metal.

For decades, the largest tungsten producer in the U.S. was located in a spectacular setting in the high Sierra Nevada, with some of the workings over 11,000 feet.

Will Geer's outdoor theater started as a mountain retreat for actors, musicians, and other artists who were blacklisted during the Red Scare.

This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”

Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

The world's first disc golf course has the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a neighbor.

The only museum and archive west of the Mississippi that is dedicated to the study of Abraham Lincoln.

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

An ever-updating collection of retro Americana.

Built to hold Gold Rush wealth, this building has withstood the test of time.

A monument to the legacy of the man who created Spongebob Squarepants at the school where his passion for art and marine biology began.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

Inside this library turned museum, the history of Modesto and Stanislaus County is on full display.

The headquarters of the semiconductor giant has a 10,000-square-foot museum.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

Its vast collection details the history of this Santa Barbara beach town.