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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

This monster board rode a monster wave to break two world records.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.

Everyone remembers Laurie Strode from Halloween, but this is the house where most of the blood was shed.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.