Places jilliangbradshaw5 Wants to Go

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

A living museum documenting the history and produce of California's citrus industry

Someone really, really wanted to save this fast-food icon from demolition.

The former home of silent film star Harry Carry.

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

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

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

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

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.

This house made famous by the 1980s movie is now a restaurant filled with Top Gun memorabilia

Inspiration struck on this seat outside the Griffith Park merry-go-round.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

Oldest building in California still in use.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

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

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.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

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

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