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Avalon, California

Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Garden

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Added by Jeremias
Culver City, California

Lawrence and Martha Joseph Residence and Apartments

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.
AnnaIF Added by AnnaIF
San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Park Horseshoe Pitch

The best place in the park to test out your throwing arm.
Tre Added by Tre
Santa Monica, California

The Galley

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

House of the Book

A performance hall at the American Jewish University moonlights as a sci-fi film location set.
lilfattie Added by lilfattie
Palm Desert, California

Smiler's Point

This simple highway curve has become a comedic pilgrimage site.
Added by christianisgroovy
Culver City, California

Holy Cross Cemetery

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.
SamM Added by SamM
Moss Landing, California

Elkhorn Slough

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.
matthewtaub Added by matthewtaub
Moss Beach, California

Moss Beach Distillery

A 1920s speakeasy that had rum runners racing up and down the shores of California.
Added by renakaba
Riverside, California

The Ark of Citrus

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.
Gastropod Added by Gastropod
Pasadena, California

Planetary Society

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.
Added by Mordy
Los Angeles, California

Brady Bunch Home

The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.
Glen Prentice Added by Glen Prentice
Big Bear Lake, California

Planetarium, Projector, and Science Museum

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.
Added by mzed
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.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Palo Alto, California

The Donkeys of Barron Park

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.
Added by dianemwu
San Bernardino, California

Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex

Where NASA's satellites and rovers phone home.
Trevor Added by Trevor
San Diego, California

Balboa Park Moreton Bay Fig Tree

One of the largest trees of its kind in California.
jondi letnap Added by jondi letnap
Los Angeles, California

Odd Fellows Cemetery

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.
Added by millyandmega
Los Angeles, California

Vineyard Station Trolley Tragedy

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Mecca, California

Dos Palmas and San Andreas Springs

These lush groves of fan palms rise up like oases out of southern California's Colorado Desert.
jessicahester1 Added by jessicahester1
Morro Bay, California

Morro Rock

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
Added by zackofalltrades
Berkeley, California

Berkeley Car House

A celebration of once forgotten materials.
acclarkey Added by acclarkey
Los Angeles, California

Kim Thai Food

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
Salinas, California

The Steinbeck House Restaurant

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank