Pasadena, California
The Gamble House
A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
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Pasadena, California
A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.
Pasadena, California
A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.
South El Monte, California
A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.
Chino Hills, California
A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.
Long Beach, California
One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.
La Habra Heights, California
About 80% of all U.S. avocados are descendants of Rudolph Hass's glorious tree.
Anaheim, California
A family agreed to sell their property to Disney on the condition that this tree, planted as a wedding gift, would not be removed.
Anaheim, California
The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.
Huntington Beach, California
Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.
Garden Grove, California
The design of this ornately decorated place of worship closely mirrors a church in Vietnam.
Alexandria, Egypt
Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.
Lake Forest, California
A striking geological formation in Southern California.
Mexico City, Mexico
Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.
Blackfoot, Idaho
This museum glorifies the humble potato.
Alfeld, Germany
The difficulty of getting a good night's sleep is an age-old affliction according to the one-of-a-kind Snoring Museum.
Hollingbourne, England
A showcase of canine neckwear spanning five centuries of doggie fashion and function.
Tucson, Arizona
Miniature art that tells an enormous story.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
One woman's decades-long obsession with the "La Fée Verte."
Boothbay, Maine
A son's promise to his dying father in the form of a covered bridge filled with thousands of seashells.
Sierksdorf, Germany
A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.
Regensburg, Germany
The world's first and only museum dedicated to dachshunds.
Boulder City, Nevada
A professional special effects makeup artist’s collection of horror creatures and one-of-a-kind recreations on display in downtown Boulder City.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Come for the 14-foot-long taxidermy alligator. Stay for the mini costumed gators shooting pool.
Redlands, California
Since 1985, this Victorian home has operated as a museum filled top to bottom with American-made glassware.