Several celebrities are buried at Hillside Cemetery in Culver City. On Catalina Island in 1926, American author Zane Grey built a pueblo-style home on the hillside overlooking Avalon Bay. He spent much of his later life in Avalon. The Iron Door Saloon in Groveland claims to be the oldest drinking establishment in the state. The first person to personally receive a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood was actress Joanne Woodward.
Death Valley is recognized as the hottest, driest place in the United States.
Inyo National Forest is home to the bristle cone pine, the oldest living species. Sequoia National Park contains the largest living tree. During his engagement at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, Otis Redding stayed on a houseboat in Sausalito. The redwood is the official state tree. The California poppy is the official state flower.