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.
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Lone Pine, California
The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.
Huntington Park, California
Where religious effigies, magic soaps, and occult candles are brought to customers at wholesale prices.
Mountain View, California
From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
Pasadena, California
A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.
Jenner, California
The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.
San Jose, California
For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.
East Palo Alto, California
An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.
San Bernardino, California
The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.
Pescadero, California
Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.
Culver City, California
Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.
Pasadena, California
Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.
Fremont, California
This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.
Menlo Park, California
Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.
Los Angeles, California
A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.
Los Angeles, California
Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.
Long Beach, California
These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.
Big Sur, California
It's not your typical library, memorial, or book store.
Bishop, California
A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.
San Francisco, California
The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.
Thousand Palms, California
Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.
Solvang, California
Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
Cantil, California
Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.
Yosemite National Park, California
A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.
Calistoga, California
This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.