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Museo della Tecnologia Giurassica

9341 Venice Boulevard, Culver City, California 90232

Il Museo della Tecnologia Giurassica si trova al 9341 Venice Boulevard nel quartiere Palms di Los Angeles, California, Stati Uniti, ed è stato fondato da David Hildebrand Wilson e Diana Drake Wilson nel 1988. Sebbene si definisca "un'istituzione educativa dedicata all'avanzamento della conoscenza e all'apprezzamento pubblico del Giurassico Inferiore", la rilevanza del termine "Giurassico Inferiore" per le collezioni del museo non è spiegata, e "Tecnologia Giurassica" è anch'essa indefinita. La collezione del museo include un mix di oggetti artistici, scientifici, etnografici e storici, oltre ad alcune esposizioni non classificabili; la diversità evoca i gabinetti delle curiosità che erano i predecessori dei moderni musei di storia naturale del XVI secolo.

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Wattles Mansion

1824 N Curson Avenue

La Wattles Mansion, formalmente conosciuta come Jualita, è una ex tenuta nell'area di Hollywood a Los Angeles, California. La villa è in stile Mission Revival ed è stata costruita nel 1907 per il ricco banchiere di Omaha Gurdon Wattles come sua casa invernale; la tenuta contiene un complesso di giardini. È stata venduta alla città nel 1968 ed è diventato il Wattles Garden Park, gestito dal Dipartimento della Ricreazione e dei Parchi.

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Canali di Venezia

Il Distretto Storico dei Canali di Venezia è situato nel sobborgo residenziale di Venezia a Los Angeles, California. Il distretto storico è notevole per possedere canali umidi artificiali, costruiti nel 1905 dal promotore Abbot Kinney come parte del suo Venezia d'America. Kinney cercò di ricreare l'aspetto e l'atmosfera di Venezia, Italia, nella contea costiera di Los Angeles.

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Bronson Caves

Bronson Canyon, o Bronson Caves, è una sezione di Griffith Park a Los Angeles che è diventata nota come location per le riprese di molti film e serie televisive, in particolare western e fantascienza, dai primi giorni del cinema fino ad oggi.

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

L'Ennis House è una residenza situata al 2607–2655 Glendower Avenue nel quartiere Los Feliz di Los Angeles, California, Stati Uniti. Progettata dall'architetto Frank Lloyd Wright nello stile Maya Revival per l'uomo d'affari Charles Ennis e sua moglie Mabel, è stata completata nel 1925 in cima a una collina a Los Feliz. La casa è la più grande di quattro case in blocchi di tessuto di cemento che Wright progettò nella Grande Los Angeles negli anni '20, le altre sono La Miniatura, la Storer House e la Freeman House.

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Museo d'Arte Frederick R. Weisman

Ci sono due musei d'arte intitolati a Frederick R. Weisman: Museo d'Arte Frederick R. Weisman, Minneapolis, parte dell'Università del Minnesota, Twin Cities Museo d'Arte Frederick R. Weisman, California, parte della Pepperdine University.

Heritage Square Museum

3800 di Homer Street

Heritage Square Museum è un museo di storia vivente e architettura all'aperto situato accanto all'Arroyo Seco Parkway nel quartiere Montecito Heights di Los Angeles, California, nella zona meridionale di Arroyo Seco. Il museo di storia vivente racconta la storia dello sviluppo della California meridionale attraverso esempi architettonici storici. Il museo si concentra sull'interpretazione degli anni 1850-1950, un secolo di crescita senza precedenti a 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.

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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.

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