Category Archives: Explore California

Malibu Hindu Temple

Landmark: Malibu Hindu TempleReligion: HinduismArchitecture: Tradiional South Indian StyleInteresting Facts: In January 2006, the pop-star singer Britney Spears had her 4-month-old son blessed in a large ceremony by the Hindu priests of this templeCity & State: Calabasas, CaliforniaCountry: USAAddress: 1600 Las Virgenes Canyon Rd, Calabasas, 91302 Malibu Hindu Temple is located in the Santa Monica Mountains, in the city of Calabasas… Read More »

Forever Marilyn

Landmark: Forever Marilyn SculptureSculptor: Seward JohnsonInteresting Facts: 26-foot tall, 24,000-pound monumental sculpture created with stainless steel and aluminumYear: 2011City: Palm SpringsState: CaliforniaCountry: USA

Baps Swaminarayan Temple

Landmark: Baps Swaminarayan TempleReligion: HinduismArchitecture: Unique blend of traditional Indian architecture and the state-of-the-art engineering modern constructionInteresting Facts: The complex is the first earthquake-proof Mandir in the world.City & State: Chino Hills, CaliforniaCountry: USAAddress: 15100 Fairfield Ranch Rd.   Chino Hills, CA 91709 USA

Beverly Hills Sign

Beverly Gardens Park is 22 block long and stretches along Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills, California for 1.9 miles (3.1 km). It was designed by landscape architect Ralph D. Cornell

Blythe Intaglios

The Blythe Intaglios or Blythe Geoglyphs are really cool to explore and understand the way the natives tried to communicate with God. They are a group of gigantic figures incised on the ground near Blythe, California, in the Colorado Desert.  The ground drawings or geoglyphs were created by humans for an, as yet, unknown reason. The… Read More »

Road Trip – California Highway 395

 The CA – 395 highway is used as an access route for both the highest point in the contiguous United States, Mount Whitney, and the lowest point in North America, Death Valley. The corridor has been used since the California gold rush, and before numbering was known by several names including El Camino Sierra. We started this road trip from… Read More »