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Museu da Tecnologia Jurássica

9341 Venice Boulevard, Culver City, California 90232

O Museu da Tecnologia Jurássica, localizado na 9341 Venice Boulevard no distrito de Palms em Los Angeles, Califórnia, Estados Unidos, foi fundado por David Hildebrand Wilson e Diana Drake Wilson em 1988. Embora se autodenomine "uma instituição educacional dedicada ao avanço do conhecimento e à apreciação pública do Jurássico Inferior", a relevância do termo "Jurássico Inferior" para as coleções do museu não é explicada, e "Tecnologia Jurássica" também não é definida. A coleção do museu inclui uma mistura de itens artísticos, científicos, etnográficos e históricos, bem como algumas exposições inclassificáveis; a diversidade evoca os gabinetes de curiosidades que foram os predecessores dos modernos museus de história natural do século XVI.

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Wattles Mansion

1824 N Curson Avenue

A Wattles Mansion, formalmente conhecida como Jualita, é uma antiga propriedade na área de Hollywood em Los Angeles, Califórnia. A mansão é de estilo Mission Revival e foi construída em 1907 para o rico banqueiro de Omaha Gurdon Wattles como sua casa de inverno; a propriedade contém um complexo de jardins. Foi vendida para a cidade em 1968 e se tornou o Wattles Garden Park, operado pelo Departamento de Recreação e Parques.

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Canais de Veneza

O Distrito Histórico dos Canais de Veneza está inserido no subúrbio residencial de Veneza em Los Angeles, Califórnia. O distrito histórico é notável por possuir canais úmidos artificiais, construídos em 1905 pelo desenvolvedor Abbot Kinney como parte de sua Veneza da América. Kinney buscou recriar a aparência e a sensação de Veneza, Itália, na costa do condado de Los Angeles.

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Cavernas Bronson

Bronson Canyon, ou Cavernas Bronson, é uma seção do Griffith Park em Los Angeles que se tornou conhecida como um local de filmagem para muitos filmes e séries de televisão, especialmente faroestes e ficção científica, desde os primeiros dias do cinema até o presente.

Lake Shrine

17190 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Local favourite in Santa Monica, Los Angeles.

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Casa Ennis

2607–2655 Glendower Avenue, Los Angeles, California

A Casa Ennis é uma residência localizada na 2607–2655 Glendower Avenue no bairro Los Feliz em Los Angeles, Califórnia, Estados Unidos. Projetada pelo arquiteto Frank Lloyd Wright no estilo Renascimento Maia para o empresário Charles Ennis e sua esposa Mabel, foi concluída em 1925 no topo de uma colina em Los Feliz. A casa é a maior de quatro casas de blocos de tecido de concreto que Wright projetou na Grande Los Angeles na década de 1920, sendo as outras La Miniatura, a Storer House e a Freeman House.

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Museu de Arte Frederick R. Weisman

Existem dois museus de arte nomeados em homenagem a Frederick R. Weisman: Museu de Arte Frederick R. Weisman, Minneapolis, parte da Universidade de Minnesota, Twin Cities; Museu de Arte Frederick R. Weisman, Califórnia, parte da Pepperdine University.

Museu Heritage Square

3800 di Homer Street

O Museu Heritage Square é um museu de história viva e arquitetura ao ar livre localizado ao lado da Arroyo Seco Parkway no bairro Montecito Heights em Los Angeles, Califórnia, na área sul de Arroyo Seco. O museu de história viva mostra a história do desenvolvimento no sul da Califórnia através de exemplos arquitetônicos históricos. O museu foca na interpretação dos anos de 1850 a 1950, um século de crescimento sem precedentes em 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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