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Pasadena, California

California Cactus Center

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.
Added by Rachel Mansur
Los Angeles, California

Angelus Temple

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.
betty Added by betty
Los Angeles, California

Holyland Exhibition

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.
Genki Added by Genki
Los Angeles, California

Room 8 the Cat Mural

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.
abbykw Added by abbykw
Los Angeles, California

Tom House

Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Los Angeles, California

Cactus Store

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.
Laramie Added by Laramie
Seattle, Washington

Rubber Chicken Museum

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Seattle, Washington

Ballard Terminal Railroad

The spur that wouldn’t die.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
Chino, California

Chino Planes of Fame Air Museum

A museum dedicated to restoring vintage aircraft, located at a working airport.
Added by pauldbentz
Rancho Cucamonga, California

Sam Maloof House

A living museum dedicated to the legendary woodworker and his soulful furniture.
Added by sandylibrarian
Manhattan Beach, California

Light Gate

The sun acts as a key that only fits this giant keyhole twice a year.
SamM Added by SamM
Palos Verdes Estates, California

The Dominator Shipwreck

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.
Added by Bswanson
Los Angeles, California

Lookout Mountain Airforce Station

Secret US military film studio in the Hollywood Hills.
anhie Added by anhie
Bellingham, Washington

SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention

An electrifying collection of gadgets and literature from the 16th through 20th centuries.
Added by elaine
San Juan Capistrano, California

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Oldest building in California still in use.
Added by nitikp
Eastsound, Washington

Howe Art

One artist's yard is full of shining, whirling kinetic sculptures that look like pure steel psychedelia.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser