At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

A decommissioned Naval base now rents itself out for people who want to blow stuff up.

A porcelain company's former dumping ground, completely covered in pieces of collectible ceramics.

Pasadena glamour turned government issue.

A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.

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

Centuries of crashing waves carved out this small hole in the rock, which lights up at certain parts of the year.

This hidden fire lookout offers spectacular views of Sequoia National Park.

One poet's handmade, anachronistic home.

A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.

Experience Larry Spring's self-taught "common sense" laws of physics.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.

This ultra-modern California span is actually a titanic solar clock in disguise built by famed architect Santiago Calatrava.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Here, visitors can swing with the waves of the Pacific Ocean.

A massive hydrovolcanic explosion left a half-mile wide crater in Death Valley.

At this deceptively beautiful beach, nothing is what it seems.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.