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Musée de la Technologie Jurassique

9341 Venice Boulevard, Culver City, California 90232

Le Musée de la Technologie Jurassique, situé au 9341 Venice Boulevard dans le quartier de Palms à Los Angeles, Californie, États-Unis, a été fondé par David Hildebrand Wilson et Diana Drake Wilson en 1988. Bien qu'il se définisse comme "une institution éducative dédiée à l'avancement des connaissances et à l'appréciation publique du Jurassique inférieur", la pertinence du terme "Jurassique inférieur" pour les collections du musée n'est pas expliquée, et "Technologie jurassique" n'est pas non plus définie. La collection du musée comprend un mélange d'objets artistiques, scientifiques, ethnographiques et historiques, ainsi que quelques expositions non classifiables ; la diversité évoque les cabinets de curiosités qui étaient les prédécesseurs des musées d'histoire naturelle modernes du XVIe siècle.

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Wattles Mansion

1824 N Curson Avenue

La Wattles Mansion, officiellement connue sous le nom de Jualita, est un ancien domaine dans le quartier d'Hollywood à Los Angeles, Californie. La mansion est de style Mission Revival et a été construite en 1907 pour le riche banquier d'Omaha Gurdon Wattles comme sa maison d'hiver ; le domaine comprend un complexe de jardins. Elle a été vendue à la ville en 1968 et est devenue le Wattles Garden Park, géré par le Département des loisirs et des parcs.

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Canaux de Venise

Le quartier historique des canaux de Venise est situé dans la banlieue résidentielle de Venise à Los Angeles, Californie. Ce quartier historique est remarquable pour ses canaux humides artificiels, construits en 1905 par le promoteur Abbot Kinney dans le cadre de sa Venise d'Amérique. Kinney cherchait à recréer l'apparence et l'atmosphère de Venise, en Italie, dans le comté côtier de Los Angeles.

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Grottes de Bronson

Le canyon de Bronson, ou les grottes de Bronson, est une section du parc Griffith à Los Angeles qui est devenue connue comme un lieu de tournage pour de nombreux films et séries télévisées, en particulier des westerns et de la science-fiction, depuis les débuts du cinéma jusqu'à aujourd'hui.

Lake Shrine

17190 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Local favourite in Santa Monica, Los Angeles.

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Ennis House

2607–2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Angeles, California

La Ennis House est une résidence située au 2607–2655 Glendower Avenue dans le quartier de Los Feliz à Los Angeles, Californie, États-Unis. Conçue par l'architecte Frank Lloyd Wright dans le style Maya Revival pour l'homme d'affaires Charles Ennis et sa femme Mabel, elle a été achevée en 1925 au sommet d'une colline à Los Feliz. La maison est la plus grande des quatre maisons en blocs de textile en béton que Wright a conçues dans la grande région de Los Angeles dans les années 1920, les autres étant La Miniatura, la Storer House et la Freeman House.

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Musée d'Art Frederick R. Weisman

Il existe deux musées d'art nommés d'après Frederick R. Weisman : le Musée d'Art Frederick R. Weisman à Minneapolis, faisant partie de l'Université du Minnesota, Twin Cities ; le Musée d'Art Frederick R. Weisman en Californie, faisant partie de l'Université Pepperdine.

Musée Heritage Square

3800 di Homer Street

Le Musée Heritage Square est un musée vivant d'histoire et d'architecture en plein air situé à côté de l'Arroyo Seco Parkway dans le quartier de Montecito Heights à Los Angeles, Californie, dans la zone sud d'Arroyo Seco. Le musée d'histoire vivante montre l'histoire du développement dans le sud de la Californie à travers des exemples architecturaux historiques. Le musée se concentre sur l'interprétation des années 1850 à 1950, un siècle de croissance sans précédent à Los Angeles.

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Spadena House (The Witch's House)

516 N Walden Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210

A storybook-style cottage built in 1921 as a movie set/office for Willat Studios in Culver City, then relocated to its current Beverly Hills residential lot in 1934. Its crooked roofline, warped windows, and overgrown garden give it a fairy-tale, almost sinister look that earned it the nickname 'The Witch's House.' It is a private residence listed on the Beverly Hills Register of Historic Properties and can only be viewed from the street.

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Bradbury Building

304 S Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Completed in 1893, this modest brick exterior conceals an extraordinary Victorian-era interior atrium of exposed cast-iron railings, open-cage elevators, and glazed brick walls illuminated by a skylight. Designed by draftsman George Wyman, it is the oldest commercial building still standing in downtown Los Angeles and a designated National Historic Landmark. It has appeared in numerous films, most famously Blade Runner, and its ground-floor lobby remains open to visitors during business hours.

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Chapman Plaza (Chapman Market)

3465 W 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90020

Built in 1929, this Spanish Colonial Revival complex was one of the country's earliest drive-through marketplaces, allowing motorists to pull into a central courtyard ringed by shops. Its most recognizable feature is an ornate hexagonal pagoda-like tower at the corner of the property. Designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, it has been restored and now houses restaurants and retail while retaining its original architectural character.

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Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site

4600 Virginia Rd, Long Beach, CA 90807

This 1844 Monterey Colonial-style adobe ranch house was once the center of a sprawling cattle and sheep operation spanning over 27,000 acres of Rancho land. Preserved as a historic house museum and surrounded by period gardens, it offers a rare, intact look at 19th-century Californio and rancho-era life. The site is owned by the City of Long Beach and operates as a free public museum with docent-led tours.

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Point Dume Natural Preserve

Cliffside Dr, Malibu, CA 90265

A rocky headland jutting into the Pacific, this preserve protects coastal sage scrub habitat atop dramatic sandstone bluffs overlooking the ocean. A short trail leads to an overlook popular for whale watching in winter and views stretching from Point Vicente to the Santa Monica Mountains. Managed by California State Parks, it offers a quieter, more rugged alternative to Malibu's better-known beaches.

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Colorado Street Bridge

Colorado Blvd at Arroyo Seco, Pasadena, CA 91105

Completed in 1913, this graceful Beaux-Arts concrete arch bridge spans the Arroyo Seco with a distinctive curved alignment and ornate lampposts. Once the main gateway into Pasadena and part of old Route 66, it earned the somber nickname 'Suicide Bridge' due to a history of jumps, particularly during the Great Depression, which led to the installation of protective railings. It remains an active roadway and pedestrian walkway, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Santa Monica Camera Obscura

1450 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Tucked inside the Santa Monica Senior Recreation Center in Palisades Park, this camera obscura uses a small rotating mirror and lens to project a live, real-time image of the ocean, pier, and park onto a circular table in a darkened room. Built in 1898 and rebuilt several times since, it is one of the few public camera obscuras still operating in the country. Admission is free, though hours are limited, and it is maintained by the City of Santa Monica.

Some information is currently available in English.

Music Box Steps

923-935 Vendome St, Los Angeles, CA 90026

This steep public staircase became famous as the filming location for the 1932 Laurel and Hardy short 'The Music Box,' in which the duo comically struggle to haul a piano up the 133 steps. A historical plaque at the site commemorates the film, which won the first Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. The stairway remains a functioning neighborhood pedestrian path and a pilgrimage site for classic film fans.

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Windward Avenue Arcades

Windward Ave, Venice, CA 90291

These colonnaded, Venetian-Renaissance-style storefront arcades date to Abbot Kinney's original 1905 development of 'Venice of America,' designed to evoke the canals and architecture of Venice, Italy. Though most of the original network of arcaded streets was later demolished, the surviving stretch along Windward Avenue retains its historic columns and arches above modern shops and restaurants. It anchors the Windward Avenue Historic Commercial District near the Venice boardwalk.

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Yamashiro Hollywood

1999 N Sycamore Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90068

Built in 1911 as a private estate by the Bernheimer brothers to house their Asian art collection, this hillside compound replicates a Japanese mountain palace complete with pagodas, koi ponds, and terraced gardens overlooking the city. It later served as a private club and now operates as a restaurant, with its gardens open to visitors for dining, tours, or simply taking in the panoramic views. It is a contributing property of the Yamashiro Historic District.

Some information is currently available in English.