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The Gamble House

Pasadena, California

The Gamble House

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

Point Vicente Lighthouse

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Point Vicente Lighthouse

A "haunted" landmark on the coast of Southern California.

Wayfarer's Chapel

Rancho Palos Verdes, California

Wayfarers Chapel

A Swedenborgian glass church surrounded by redwoods sits perched atop a massive landslide area.

Fathom Bistro, Bait, and Tackle

San Diego, California

Fathom Bistro, Bait, and Tackle

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

Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

Compton, California

Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

Fashion Island Wind Chimes

Newport Beach, California

Fashion Island Wind Chimes

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

McCarthy panned for gold, and was also a patriotic newspaper editor

Los Angeles, California

'Dan the Miner'

Murder, searching for gold, and being cut in half—the memorial statue of Daniel O. McCarthy and the Pioneers of '49

Brady Bunch House

Los Angeles, California

Brady Bunch Home

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.

The Moreton Bay Fig Tree.

Santa Barbara, California

Moreton Bay Fig Tree

The beautiful behemoth is one of the largest trees of its kind in the United States.

The tavern.

Santa Barbara, California

Cold Spring Tavern

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

Cold Spring Arch Bridge from Stagecoach Road

Santa Barbara, California

Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge

California's largest steel arch bridge.

The Flower Fields

Carlsbad, California

The Flower Fields

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

The Newland House is the oldest residence in the community that would become Huntington Beach.

Huntington Beach, California

Newland House Museum

The oldest home in Huntington Beach, the farmhouse is a monument to the region's pioneer past.

Petrified Tree

Anaheim, California

Petrified Tree

The oldest attraction in Disneyland is a prehistoric stump that Walt may have bought for his wife.

A corridor in the Mountain View Mausoleum.

Altadena, California

Mountain View Mortuary and Cemetery

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

General Sherman

Sequoia National Park, California

General Sherman

Quite simply the largest tree in the world (by volume).

Juliet's balcony

Verona, Italy

Juliet's Balcony

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

Scrovegni Chapel

Padua, Italy

Scrovegni Chapel

Built to repay the sins of the father, this church is home to one of the most valuable works of Western art.

Head of St. Catherine of Siena

Siena, Italy

St. Catherine of Siena's Severed Head

A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

Medieval torture devices including a maiden on the right.

San Gimignano, Italy

The Museum of Medieval Torture

Medieval torture techniques with a modern conscience.

Tustin Blimp Hangar.
Permanently Closed

Tustin, California

Tustin Blimp Hangar #2

This enormous World War II relic is one of the largest wooden structures in the world.

San Diego Museum of Man

San Diego, California

San Diego Museum of Us

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park

Santa Barbara, California

Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

Morro Rock

Morro Bay, California

Morro Rock

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

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