California Architecture

Buildings and Houses

The best place to enjoy architecture in California depends on your tastes. In Los Angeles, you'll find plenty of sleek, modern creations by architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank O. Gehry and Richard Meier. While San Francisco is not devoid of these styles, it boasts great examples of Victorian architecture.

Los Angeles

• Frank Lloyd Wright Houses
• Frank O. Gehry Designs
• Getty Center
• Googie Architecture
• Los Angeles Architecture Museums
• Walt Disney Concert Hallone of our favorites

San Francisco

• City Hall
• deYoung Museum
• Frank Lloyd Wright Houses and Buildings
• Golden Gate Bridge
• Victorian Architecture

Other Locations

• Frank Lloyd Wright
• Hearst Castle

Rest of the West

• Arcosanti, Arizona
• Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix
• Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona
• Experience Music Project, Seattle (Frank O. Gehry)
• Gammage Auditorium, Phoenix (Frank Lloyd Wright)
• Taliesin West, Phoenix (Frank Lloyd Wright) one of our favorites
• Taos Pueblo, New Mexico

Return to the California for Culture Lovers Index to find more artistic and cultural places to go on your California vacation.