The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

Oakland's beautiful monumental cemetery.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

The sea once considered an ecological wasteland is now called "crown jewel of avian biodiversity" by scientists.

A shining, cold, black organ lies in San Francisco's financial district.

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

A museum, art project, and institution that demands we look at the world around us in a strange new way.

The world's first permanently occupied mountain-top observatory continues to report on the stars.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

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

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

The largest whiskey stash on the West Coast survived the 1906 fires--but not without heroic effort.

This tall and trim architectural oddity is one of the skinniest buildings in San Francisco.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.