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

In one Santa Monica parking lot a mushroom cloud made of chains heralds a message of peace.

The diverse and sometimes odd cultural heritage of the Golden State is collected, examined, and displayed in this proud museum.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Legendary prop shop filled with one man's collection of scientific curiosities.

Abandoned anti-ballistic missile base.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

Gouged in the mountain to make stage coach access easier through the Fremont Pass.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

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

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.

An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.

This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.