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Los Angeles, California

Korean Bell of Friendship

This symbol of peace is appropriately positioned overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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Kingsburg, California

Swedish Coffee Pot Tower

A water tower shaped like a giant coffee pot looms over a small Swedish village in Central California.
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Monterey, California

Jellyfish Exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium

One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
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Pismo Beach, California

Monarch Butterfly Grove

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.
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Vallejo, California

Mare Island Naval Cemetery

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.
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West Sacramento, California

I Street Bridge

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.
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Topanga, California

Great Wall of Topanga

You don't want to get caught in this trap--or do you?
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Volcano, California

Black Chasm Cavern

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.
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Furnace Creek, California

Harmony Borax Works

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
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Sausalito, California

Marin Headlands

Concrete strongholds stand guard over the Golden Gate.
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San Simeon, California

Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal Rookery

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.
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San Diego, California

USS Recruit

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.
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Klamath, California

Trees of Mystery

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.
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San Francisco, California

Battery Chamberlin

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.
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Inverness, California

Point Reyes Lighthouse

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.
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Carson, California

International Printing Museum

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.
Added by SoCalSue
Carpinteria, California

Carpinteria Harbor Seal Preserve

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.
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Inyo County, California

Manzanar National Historic Site

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."
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Calistoga, California

Calistoga Petrified Forest

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.
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California

Eureka Dunes

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.
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Los Angeles, California

Rosenheim Mansion

This grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
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Leggett, California

Chandelier Tree

This massive redwood tree has a hole in the base big enough to drive through.
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Big Sur, California

McWay Falls and Waterfall House Ruins

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

Palace of Fine Arts

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