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Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

A basement full of treasures lies beneath this inn that has worn many hats throughout its 140+ years.

A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

An Old West film set seen in countless TV shows and movies is open for the public to explore.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

A classic American barn that was the home of a classic American television star.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

The Zalud family experienced a number of tragedies in one decade, giving rise to rumors that the 19th century house is haunted.

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

An enormous artwork that colorfully celebrates over 150 years of US military achievements.

A New England-style lighthouse along California's beautiful Highway 1 gets a re-do.

The artwork that Italians felt California didn't deserve.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

The oldest continuously operating church in California.

The peaceful gravesite of a rugged wild west gunman echoes the touching story of his last days.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Once America’s most beautiful army base, this abandoned military fort on the coast of Monterey Bay has been left to the elements.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.