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Huntington Beach, California
Don The Beachcomber
This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.
33.7255, -118.0790
Los Angeles, California
Fort Macarthur Museum
A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.
33.7097, -118.2938
Los Angeles, California
Korean Bell of Friendship
This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
33.7098, -118.2938
Compton, California
Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum
This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.
33.8671, -118.2176
Long Beach, California
Appu's Cafe
One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.
33.8281, -118.1155
Long Beach, California
RMS Queen Mary
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
33.7528, -118.1897
Long Beach, California
The Skinniest House in America
The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.
33.7756, -118.1578
Jenner, California
Fort Ross
The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.
38.5160, -123.2460
Sebastopol, California
Patrick Amiot's Sonoma County Yard Art
Monumental sculptures of Patrick Amiot, constructed from debris, detritus, and determination.
38.4026, -122.8293
Sebastopol, California
California Carnivores
Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."
38.3748, -122.7903
Pioneertown, California
Pioneertown
A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.
34.1564, -116.4986
Landers, California
The Integratron
Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
34.2932, -116.4038
Joshua Tree, California
The Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum
Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.
34.1961, -116.2947
Los Angeles, California
Sunken City
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
33.7058, -118.2889
Los Angeles, California
Muscle Beach
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
33.9854, -118.4727
Culver City, California
The Museum of Jurassic Technology
A modern day curiosity cabinet.
34.0257, -118.3953
Palos Verdes Estates, California
The Dominator Shipwreck
Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.
33.7751, -118.4251
Clark County, Nevada
Valley of Fire
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
36.4389, -114.5325
Joshua Tree, California
Hicksville Trailer Palace
An eclectic trailer park retreat in the middle of the California desert.
34.1347, -116.3131
Amboy, California
Amboy Ghost Town
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Sponsored By Visit California
Cabazon, California
Cabazon Dinosaurs
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
33.9229, -116.7743
Baker, California
World's Largest Thermometer
This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.
35.2660, -116.0733
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