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Santa Monica, California

Route 66 End of the Trail Sign

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.
Rachel Added by Rachel
San Francisco, California

Letterform Archive

A library and museum dedicated to typography.
Molly McBride Jacobson Added by Molly McBride Jacobson
Sonoma, California

Location of the Microsoft Windows XP Default Wallpaper

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Michael Inscoe Added by Michael Inscoe
Agua Dulce, California

Vasquez Rocks

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.
Erin Johnson Added by Erin Johnson
San Francisco, California

Hotel Vertigo

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.
daneder Added by daneder
San Francisco, California

Beat Museum

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.
Added by mally436
San Francisco, California

San Francisco Columbarium

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.
Tre Added by Tre
San Francisco, California

Lotta's Fountain

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.
Shalaco Added by Shalaco
Monterey, California

Point Sur Lightstation

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.
Added by cxhrndz
San Francisco, California

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Francisco, California

San Francisco Center for the Book

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.
CKItamura Added by CKItamura
San Francisco, California

The 'Full House' House

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.
Valerie Added by Valerie
San Francisco, California

Vaillancourt Fountain

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
eleskog Added by eleskog
Los Angeles, California

Museum of Tolerance

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.
Rachel Added by Rachel
San Simeon, California

Hearst Castle

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.
Added by jedijoel
Amboy, California

Amboy Ghost Town

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Added by ajackson
San Francisco, California

Portals of the Past

The remains of a ruined mansion memorialize the 1906 earthquake.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black
San Diego, California

San Diego Museum of Us

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
Rachel Added by Rachel
San Jose, California

Monopoly in the Park

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.
queenofswing Added by queenofswing
Landers, California

The Integratron

Experience a quartz crystal sound bath inside a storied, all-wood sound-chamber.
anhie Added by anhie
Los Angeles, California

Stay On Main Hotel

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Obscurities Added by Obscurities
San Francisco, California

Encryption Lava Lamps

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
lewblank Added by lewblank
Los Angeles, California

Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.
Added by lastpearl
Lee Vining, California

Mono Lake

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
anhie Added by anhie