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This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

This collection of hand fans doubles as a history of femininity.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.

Museum dedicated to the preservation of surf culture.

This Southern Californian Conservation Center is home to singing and howling apes.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

One man's prolific, decade-long quest to turn trash into artistic treasure.

Spend a day hanging out with domesticated Russian foxes.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

Junkbots and mud babies are the masterpieces in this fantastically sci-fi art museum.

The creator of the carousel's bingo-pinball hybrid survives in California's oldest gaming establishment.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

This large collection of tiny things revels in the art of fine machinery well made.