Explore Attractions in Southern California

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Urban Light by Chris Burden at LACMA

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Palm Springs Art Museum,California,USA

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Palm Springs Art Museum

The Griffith Observatory and views of Downtown Los Angeles on a sunny day.

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Griffith Observatory

Male boulderer moving up a boulder in Joshua Tree National Park at dusk.

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Joshua Tree National Park

Santa Monica, California, USA - July 22, 2016: Tourists visit the Santa Monica Pier, the "End of the Trail" of the famous Route 66. License Type: media Download Time: 2023-06-14T12:16:09.000Z User: dermothegarty77 Is Editorial: Yes purchase_order: 56530

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Santa Monica Pier

Sign for Teakettle Junction on the way to Racetrack Playa in Death Valley National Park.

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Death Valley National Park

La Jolla, CA - June 17, 2023: Entrance ticket booth at Birch Aquarium, an aquarium and the public outreach center for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of CA, San Diego., License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-08-09T13:43:27.000Z, User: LP_NZhan, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: App Content, client: Lonely Planet App, other: Nadine Zhan

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Birch Aquarium at Scripps

Two hikers in Griffith Park admiring the Hollywood sign in the hills of Los Angeles, California

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People entering Knott's Scary Farm at Knott's Berry Farm, celebrating a Southern California Halloween tradition, on October 14, 2013.

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Knott’s Berry Farm

CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 23: Visitors check out a miniature Petco Park made of LEGO brick at the Grand Opening of MINILAND San Diego at LEGOLAND California on March 23, 2023 in Carlsbad, California. (Photo by Daniel Knighton/Getty Images)
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Star of India at the Maritime Museum on the Embarcadero.

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

San Juan Capistrano church

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Mission San Juan Capistrano

Sunnylands center and garden in Rancho Mirage, Desert environment park, home to a variety of plants and wildlife, California, USA. September 26th, 2020; Shutterstock ID 1824982439; your: Meghan O'Dea; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI

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Los Angeles, CA, USA - August 2, 2023: World famous park Universal Studios in Hollywood., License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-08-20T06:07:24.000Z, User: hannahblackie10, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Pocket Los Angeles 8, other: Hannah Blackie

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Universal Studios Hollywood

People walk and cycle along the Venice Beach Boardwalk in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Venice Boardwalk

Balboa Park, San Diego, California.

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Two hooded figures seen from behind on a rocky ridge edge above white salt flats and a broad valley ringed by mountains

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Woman with curly hair seated on a granite rock above folded brown desert hills, a hazy valley and distant mountain range

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USA, California, Inyo County, Death Valley National Park, Zabriskie Point trail at sunset

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Zabriskie Point

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Beachcomber Café

Los Angeles, United States - November, 2022: A picture of the large dome of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and the nearby palm trees. License Type: media Download Time: 2023-10-05T13:36:23.000Z User: nic.dhoedt_lonelyplanet Is Editorial: Yes purchase_order:

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Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

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Landscape view of Crystal Cove State Park, including its restored beach cottages

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Crystal Cove State Park

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Attraction in Southern California

Children's Pool

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California Surf Museum

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Crystal Cove Beach Cottages

Los Angeles, USA - December 26, 2015: Grand Avenue streetscape featuring Bunker hill residential skyscrapers and The Broad - an new art museum in Downtown Los Angeles which opened on September 20, 2015. The three-story structure is named for philanthropist Eli Broad and features 50,000 square feet of exhibition space for its extensive collection of contemporary art.

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The Agua Caliente Cultural Museum is the official museum of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.

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Agua Caliente Cultural Museum

Sunny exterior view of the historic Amargosa Opera House.

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Amargosa Opera House

Wildflowers in bloom and cacti at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California.

Attraction in Southern California

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park

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Balboa Peninsula

Point Cabrillo Light Station at sunset in Mendocino, California., License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-03-03T22:36:00.000Z, User: rhylton_redventures, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Lonely Planet WIP, client: Lonely Planet WIP, other: Rhianydd Hylton

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Cabrillo National Monument

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Courtyard of California Science Center, Exposition Park.

Attraction in Southern California

California Science Center

Los Angeles, California, USA - August 3, 2016: Interior of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in California

Attraction in Southern California

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 7, 2018: Celebrating Pixar fest happening at Disney California Adventure and Disneyland Park. One of the biggest Pixar celebration ever to come to Disney Parks.

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Disney California Adventure Park (DCA)

Aerial view of Echo Park with downtown Los Angeles skyline.

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3CW4A5F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - 07 OCT 2025: People worshiping at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in the historic Plaza de Los Angeles.
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El Pueblo de Los Ángeles

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Aerial view of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Exposition Park

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Exposition Park

Pinocchio Village Haus Restaurant, Fantasyland, Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Orlando, Florida, USA

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 17, 2018: The Fleet Science Center, a science museum and planetarium, along with the historic Bea Evenson fountain, both located in Balboa Park, an urban city park.; Shutterstock ID 1027097284; your: Bridget Brown;...

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Fleet Science Center

Los Angeles, CA: October 21, 2017: The Getty Center in Los Angeles. The Getty Center opened its doors in December 16, 1997. , License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-07-24T09:45:34.000Z, User: oneseven7891, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Experience California 2, other: Dominic Allen

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Los Angeles, California - February 07, 2022: Outer Peristyle at the Getty Villa Museum., License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-08-05T16:04:17.000Z, User: LP_NZhan, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: App Content, client: Lonely Planet, other: Nadine Zhan

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Hollywood Forever cemetery.

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Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Los Angeles, California – November 4, 2025: The Hollywood Museum, the official museum of Hollywood, License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-08-04T18:10:10.000Z, User: LP_NZhan, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: App Content, client: Lonely Planet App, other: Nadine Zhan

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Hollywood Museum

Richard Pryor on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Hollywood Walk of Fame

Huntington Beach, California - October 11, 2018: View up Huntington Beach with ocean, sand, bathers and lifeguard stands License Type: media Download Time: 2021-01-27T13:39:52.000Z User: Is Editorial: Yes purchase_order:

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Huntington Beach (also known as Surf City USA) in Orange County, Southern California

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Huntington City Beach

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 19, 2017: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 19, 2017: Statue of saber tooth tigers on entrance sign at the La Brea Tar Pits, Ice Age excavation site/museum., License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-08-05T15:15:58.000Z, User: LP_NZhan, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: App Content, client: Lonely Planet App, other: Nadine Zhan

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La Brea Tar Pits & Museum

City Hall and Sister Cities sign in downtown.
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Los Angeles City Hall

Manhattan Beach

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Manhattan Beach

Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcala. - stock photo

California's first mission. Aloe plants blooming in foreground.

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Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá

Two women chatting whilst stand up paddleboarding in Mission Bay.

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Mission Bay Park

Kelso Dunes at sunset, Mojave Desert, California.

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Mojave National Preserve

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - 25 AUG 2021: The Museum of Us is a cultural anthropology museum that explores the human experience from multicultural perspectives, License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-03-20T16:33:28.000Z, User: LP_YKhanna, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: LP, client: App Content, other: Yuvraj Khanna

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LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 1: Cute boy standing in front of window with goat models in Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. November 1, 2015 in Los Angeles, CA, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-03-24T18:43:48.000Z, User: katelyn.perry_lonelyplanet, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: wip, client: wip, other: Katelyn Perry

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Natural History Museum

A view of of the Ocean Institute sign on the side of a whale watching boat.

Attraction in Southern California

Ocean Institute

Oceanside Pier at Sunset
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San Diego, California, United States - 05-31-2019: A view of a sign and entrance to Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. License Type: media Download Time: 2023-05-20T07:55:07.000Z User: claramonitto Is Editorial: Yes purchase_order:

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Old Town San Diego State Historic Park

Aerial Tramway at Mount San Jacinto, Palm Springs

Attraction in Southern California

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

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