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The Sam Maloof Compound.

Rancho Cucamonga, California

Sam Maloof House

A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.

20-mule team from viewing platform

Boron, California

Borax Visitor Center

Everything you always wanted to know about borates is here.

Pasadena City Hall Facade

Pasadena, California

Pasadena City Hall

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Vroman's Storefront

Pasadena, California

Vroman's Bookstore

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

The RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor.

Long Beach, California

RMS Queen Mary

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Harmony Borax Works

Furnace Creek, California

Harmony Borax Works

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Pacific Park Solar Ferris Wheel

Santa Monica, California

Pacific Park Solar Ferris Wheel

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

Morro Rock

Morro Bay, California

Morro Rock

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

Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery

San Simeon, California

Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

International Chess Park

Santa Monica, California

International Chess Park

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

outside new main entrance (west side of building)

Los Angeles, California

Marciano Art Foundation

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

The World's Largest Thermometer

Baker, California

World's Largest Thermometer

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

Under the statues

Klamath, California

Trees of Mystery

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The Alabama Hills

Lone Pine, California

The Museum of Western Film History

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

The Gamble House

Pasadena, California

The Gamble House

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Water Use, a "creek" that runs through the park

Costa Mesa, California

California Scenario

A small sculpture garden that provides a microcosmic representation of California.

 San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

October 2021
Permanently Closed

Pasadena, California

Luggage Room

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

Carol Highsmith sits on the stage at Amargosa Opera House.

Inyo County, California

Amargosa Opera House

Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.

Spadra Gravestone

Pomona, California

Spadra Cemetery

This graveyard is the eternal home of the residents of a vanished California town.

Young adult male elephant seals vie for dominance

Pescadero, California

Elephant Seals of Año Nuevo State Park

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

A viewof the "Looff Carousel," a carousel that was originally built in the late 1800's, and first put into service in 1895.

San Diego, California

1895 Looff Carousel

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

Aliens welcome visitors to the jerky mothership

Baker, California

Alien Fresh Jerky

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Vallaincourt Fountain
Permanently Closed

San Francisco, California

Vaillancourt Fountain

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

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