A Guide for Travelers to California
California and the long Pacific coast of the United States is a territory of changing landscapes and wild diversity in architectural styles. In these links and resources you will find simple adobe homes of early Spanish colonists, glitzy homes of Hollywood movie stars, groundbreaking modernist architecture, playful amusement park buildings, wacky googie structures, and many other interesting and unusual building types.Must-See Buildings in California:
- Must See in Los Angeles: Disney Hall, Hollywood Homes, Getty Center, and more
- Must See in Palm Springs: Desert Modernism and great works by Richard Neutra, Albert Frey, and more.
- Must See in San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, China Town, and more
- Must See in San Diego: Old Town, Cabrillo Monument,
Coronado, and more
- Must See in Santa Barbara: Historic Mission and Spanish Colonial Buildings
- Hearst Castle: Lavish estate designed by Julia Morgan in San Simeon, California
- Sea Ranch Chapel: Unique chapel in Gualala designed by James Hubbell
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