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Humboldt's human-powered sculptures race across land and sea for days on end in a wacky quest for dominance.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

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

An unexpected and peaceful oasis on a hillside.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

Over 300 taxidermied animals in a Californian restaurant make for a taxidermist's dream and an animal lover's nightmare.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

A giant desert bird that once swung music fans at Coachella now has a home in a nearby traffic circle.

A humble garage, world-famous for being the epicenter of a technology revolution.

San Francisco's first World's Fair, dedicated to the wonders of California.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

Cows on a ranch are commonplace, scattered cow bones everywhere? Not so much.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

The Mighty Wurlitzer organ continues to belt out the tunes at downtown El Segundo's historic home for silent and classic movies.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.