Places Roysli Wants to Go

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

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

Made famous by cable TV, this oddball collection of antiques and collectibles is a cut above the rest.

The last family-owned, single-screen moviehouse in La La Land.

Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

Russian history in San Francisco.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

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

Where the line between entertainment and aerospace blurs.

One of the largest Marian shrines on the West Coast stands rather unexpectedly in Silicon Valley.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

This unique formation appears as though an asteroid landed on the forest.

This old-world mansion with lush gardens is a gem in the heart of Silicon Valley.