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View of the 100-inch from the 150-Foot Solar Tower Current Towercam

Pasadena, California

Mount Wilson Observatory

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

As seen from the sidewalk, through the tree

Los Angeles, California

Chicken Boy

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Galco's Soda Pop Stop

Los Angeles, California

Galco's Soda Pop Stop

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Bunnies!
Permanently Closed

Altadena, California

The Bunny Museum

"The Hoppiest Place in the World" holds the world’s largest collection of bunny memorabilia and is a singular testament of a couple's devotion to all things Leporidae.

The Bissell House

South Pasadena, California

Bissell House

Victoriana on Orange Grove Avenue.

Rose Bowl

Pasadena, California

Rose Bowl

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

The coelostat seen with the dome open. Photo from Palomar Observatory blog.

Pasadena, California

Hale Solar Laboratory

Suburban observatory was personal lab of the father of modern astrophysics.

Fork in the Road

Pasadena, California

Fork in the Road

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Wrigley Mansion

Pasadena, California

Wrigley Mansion

Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.

The bridge

Pasadena, California

Colorado Street Bridge

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Planetary Society

Pasadena, California

Planetary Society

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.

1901 Lawn Bowling Club

Pasadena, California

Pasadena Lawn Bowling Club

A commonwealth favorite in the heart of Pasadena.

The Cathedral

Pasadena, California

Scottish Rite Cathedral

A Community Cornerstone.

Pasadena City Hall Facade

Pasadena, California

Pasadena City Hall

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

October 2021

Pasadena, California

Jackie and Mack Robinson Memorial

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Spring 2023

Santa Monica, California

Georgian Hotel

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

Inside one of the unusual structures at Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village.

Simi Valley, California

Grandma Prisbrey's Bottle Village

An eccentric folk art landmark made out of discarded bottles by an inspired "grandma."

President Ronald Reagan with Caspar Weinberger, George Bush, Ed Meese, John Vessey, James Baker, Robert Mcfarlane, and George Shultz in a National Security Planning Group Meeting in The Situation Room, 10/23/1983

Simi Valley, California

Ronald Reagan’s Situation Room

The White House Situation Room was taken apart in 2006 and shipped to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.

The Penny Bar
Permanently Closed

McKittrick, California

Penny Bar

Hidden in the back of a disused small town hotel is a dive bar shellacked with over a million pennies.

clutters of Monarchs

Goleta, California

Goleta Monarch Butterfly Grove

A popular winter vacation destination for migrating monarch butterflies.

Which one is the best?

Solvang, California

OstrichLand USA

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

 San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

San Luis Obispo, California

San Luis Obispo's Bubblegum Alley

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

The rear of the lighthouse

Pacific Grove, California

Point Pinos Lighthouse

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

Kissing Rock

Pacific Grove, California

Kissing Rock

Two rocks in a perpetual kiss and one of "the most romantic spot in America."

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