Explore Attractions in Southern California

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Mr. Palomar Observatory at dusk
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Mt Palomar, astrophysics, cosmology

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Palomar Observatory

Wooden buildings on Mane Street of the former Wild West movie set turned theme park, Pioneertown.

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Tourists on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills., Los Angeles.

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Outside the San Diego Air and Space Museum in Balboa Park with a Lockheed A12 Oxcart and Convair YF2Y-1 on either side of the entrance

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San Diego Air & Space Museum

Encinitas Ca 7-21-2024 Views of the different flowers, plants and walking paths at the San Diego Botanical Garden, License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-08-09T14:00:18.000Z, User: LP_NZhan, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: App Content, client: Lonely P lanet App, other: Nadine Zhan

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San Diego Botanic Garden

San Diego, California: Horizontal view of a mother and her two children going to the Natural History Museum entrance, Balboa Park

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San Diego Natural History Museum

Pink flamingos in San Diego zoo, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-08-28T14:33:48.000Z, User: catalinaaragon, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Western USA 7, other: CA

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The Santa Barbara Waterfront Center building and maritime museum - stock photo
Santa Barbara, CA, USA - June 22, 2015: The Santa Barbara Waterfront Center building and maritime museum

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Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

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Santa Cruz Island

Upper back bay ecological reserve Newport Beach California on a sunny day, License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-08-13T14:01:33.000Z, User: LP_NZhan, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: App Content, client: Lonely Planet App, other: Nadine Zhan

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Upper Newport Bay Ecological Preserve

Watts Towers

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Tree lined Inspiration Point hiking trail in Will Rogers State Historic Park in the morning shadows

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Will Rogers State Historic Park

IRIVNE, CA - NOVEMBER 11, 2017: Discovery Cube Orange County. A science museum in Santa Ana, California, with more than 100 hands-on exhibits.; Shutterstock ID 1941842008;

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Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve, Pacific Ocean, CA,(P)

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Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve

Los Angeles, AUG 31: The Original Farmers Market on AUG 31, 2017 at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-08-04T20:29:27.000Z, User: meg3348277, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing-WIP, client: Lonely Planet 'California 11, other: Megan Cassidy

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Original Farmers Market

Los Angeles, CA - November 17, 2023: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, home to USC football, Olympics and other events., License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-08-12T20:18:03.000Z, User: Norma.PrauseBrewer_LonelyPlanet, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Los Angeles Map 2025, other: Norma Brewer

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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

January 15, 2017 - Los Angeles, USA: Exterior view of Walt Disney Concert Hall and streets of downtown Los Angeles, building designed by Frank Gehry License Type: media Download Time: 2021-09-16T11:25:29.000Z User: AMccarthy_lonelyplanet Is Editorial: Yes purchase_order:

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Walt Disney Concert Hall

The Spanish Village Art Center in Balboa Park

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Spanish Village Art Center

Artist's Palette in Death Valley National Park, California.

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Artists Palette

Badwater Basin and Telescope Peak with clouds reflected in the salt crust in Death Valley National Park. California.

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Balboa Island Fun Zone, Newport Beach

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Balboa Fun Zone

Newport Beach

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Editorial March 28, 2019 - Belmont Park roller coaster in Pacific Beach, San Diego California. Aerial drone photo taken late evening.; Shutterstock ID 1401262877; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

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**RIGHTS MANAGED** uploaded for use on the LP app contact: liz@bikeshikes.com , info@bikeshikes.com , Bikes & Hikes LA , group of people on tour

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Bikes & Hikes LA

Bolsa Chica State Park Aerial of Beach and Shorline; Shutterstock ID 1386755342;

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Bolsa Chica State Beach

Los Angeles, USA - 14 July, 2014: The iconic art deco interior of the Bradbury Building in Downtown Los Angeles License Type: media Download Time: 2023-05-20T07:55:07.000Z User: claramonitto Is Editorial: Yes purchase_order:

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Bradbury Building

Los Angeles, California, USA - April 26, 2023. The Capitol Records Building, also known as the Capitol Records Tower, a 13-story tower building in Hollywood, Los Angeles License Type: media Download Time: 2023-10-05T13:36:23.000Z User: nic.dhoedt_lonelyplanet Is Editorial: Yes purchase_order:

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Capitol Records

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carlsbad, united states

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Carlsbad Ranch Flower Fields

Balboa Park with buildings reflected in still water.

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AHJ0B3 The Centro Cultural de la Raza Balboa Park San Diego California

Centro Cultural de la Raza

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Centro Cultural de la Raza

Woman sightseeing at the charcoal kilns in Death Valley National Park.

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Aerial View, Beach, Coast, Nature, Outdoors, Person, Sea, Shoreline, Water
Credit Visit Newport Beach

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Corona del Mar State Beach

Lifeguard tower on the Coronado Beach during sunset time. San Diego, California, USA.; Shutterstock ID 1655893147; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

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Coronado Municipal Beach

Dockweiler State Beach, Los Angeles, CA; Shutterstock ID 388810342;

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Dockweiler State Beach

Beautiful view of Santa Barbara ocean front walk, with beach and marina, palms and mountains, Santa Ynez mountains and Pacific Ocean, Santa Barbara county, California, United States, summer sunny day

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Entrance to Eureka Mine and its abandoned equipment in Death Valley National Park, California.

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Father Crowley Point overlooks Rainbow Canyon (the "Star Wars Canyon") in Death Valley, California.

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Father Crowley Vista

San Digeo, MAY 28 2015 - Sunny view of the swimming pool of Historical Hotel del Coronado, License Type: media, Download Time: 2025-02-07T15:13:24.000Z, User: Ppeterson948, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 56530 - Guidebooks, job: Global Publishing WIP, client: Global Publishing WIP, other: Pia Peterson Haggarty

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Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House

Los Angeles, CA - May 30, 2022: Grammy Museum Exterior, License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-04-17T16:41:28.000Z, User: joebindloss38, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: Online editorial, client: The 9 best museums in Los Angeles, other: Joe Bindloss

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Harmony Borax Works in Death Valley.

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Harmony Borax Works

Huntington Beach, CA / USA - October 16, 2019: Exterior of the International surfing museum in Huntington Beach, California, USA , License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-08-13T14:07:51.000Z, 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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International Surfing Museum

LOS ANGELES, CA/USA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2014: The Japanese American National Museum in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles., 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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Japanese American National Museum

San Diego, California, USA - October 3, 2021: Tower of Junipero Serra Museum white building against blue sky on its hill and green foliage up front

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Junípero Serra Museum

People walking on the Malibu Pier.

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Marston House
Rose garden in San Diego architectural building structure in the center.; Shutterstock ID 101095612; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

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Los Angeles, California - December 3, 2024: Wide-angle view of a contemporary fountain structure located at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, showcasing its architectural design., License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-04-17T15:56:39.000Z, User: joebindloss38, Editorial: true, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: Online editorial, client: The 9 best museums in Los Angeles, other: Joe Bindloss

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Moortens Botanical Garden and Cactarium, a private arboretum created in 1938.

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Moorten Botanical Gardens

E3MYC0 RICHARD AVEDON photographs on display in the SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART is located in BALBOA PARK - SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Museum of Photographic Arts
MoPA

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Museum of Photographic Arts

San Diego, CA - July 11, 2024: The New Children's Museum in downtown., 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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New Children’s Museum

Joshua Tree, California, USA - 28th April, 2013: Noah Purifoy's Outdoor Desert Art Museum of Assemblage Sculpture created in the high desert of Joshua Tree; Shutterstock ID 1248845515; purchase_order: 65050; job: POIs; client: Lonely Planet - digi...

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Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum

Oasis of Mara.

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Orange County Museum of Art.

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Orange County Museum of Art

a beautiful summer landscape at Burnout Beach with blue ocean water, people relaxing in the sand, blue sky and clouds in Redondo Beach California USA, License Type: media, Download Time: 2026-08-05T17:13:47.000Z, User: LP_NZhan, Editorial: false, purchase_order: 65050 - Digital Destinations and Articles, job: App Content, client: Lonely Planet, other: Nadine Zhan

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A crumbling remnant in the ghost town of Rhyolite near Death Valley.

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San Diego, California, United States, North America
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San Diego Automotive Museum

San Diego, CA / USA - December 25 2018: San Diego History Center building at Balboa Park; Shutterstock ID 1278624472; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

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San Diego History Center

San Diego, CA / USA - December 25 2018: San Diego History Center building at Balboa Park; Shutterstock ID 1278624472; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

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San Diego Model Railroad Museum

San Diego, USA- June 11, 2014: The San Diego Museum of Art is a fine arts museum located in Balboa Park in San Diego. The museum building was designed in a plateresque style to harmonize with existing structures from the Panama–California Expositi...

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San Diego Museum of Art

Escondido, CA / USA - 05/05/2019: Giraffes Next to a Safari Truck at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park; Shutterstock ID 1391111201; your: Bridget Brown; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Editorial; full: POI Image Update

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San Diego Zoo Safari Park

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united states

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San Elijo Lagoon

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