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MYSTERIOUS BEAUTY:

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE VICTORIA

BEACH TOWER IN LAGUNA BEACH

totally unique day-date when you get there, consider
destination, and the an early morning visit.
A perfect scenic spot to
take an out-of-town guest. It’s • Use caution when walking
also a great place to get what to the tower. Be especially
could possibly be the dreamiest careful if you plan to bring
Instagram shots ever. kids along with you; there
Unseen from the streets are no lifeguards on duty in
above, the tower at Victoria the area.
Beach in Laguna Beach is a
lesser-known local treasure—a • Go during low tide. If you
source of interest and intrigue want to get a close-up view of
for anyone who comes to know the tower, go when the tide
about it. When you first set is out. This means planning
ALLISON VAN WIG eyes on the tower, it seems out your visit for morning or
of place and time. A medieval-
CA BRE #00985700 looking monolith standing afternoon, since the tower is
usually rendered inaccessible
562-882-1581 between a cliffside and the by about 5:00 p.m.
lapping waves of the Pacific,
VISITING THE TOWER
WWW.SUPERBROKER.COM the tower seems as if it belongs it. First built in 1926, the tower The stairway that will take • Respect the residents.
on the set of some epic fantasy served as an elaborate entrance
ALLISON@SUPERBROKER.COM movie. for the home’s owner—a you down to Victoria Beach is Finally, remember this isn’t
a tourist attraction. Rather,
Looming above the beach at California politician-turned- right on Victoria Drive. Don’t
60 feet high, the mysterious and artist. park on the street, though, or it’s a neat local experience.
beautiful tower could have been In the 1940s, the house you’ll most likely be ticketed The tower belongs to the
carved from the cliffside itself. came under the ownership of or towed. You can park on the homeowner, which means
Weathered and ancient-looking, retired Navy officer Harold PCH, as long as you feed the you’ll have to enjoy it from
the tower inspires legends and Kendrick. Kendrick was meter. the outside only. Don’t
lore—most of which includes eccentric, imaginative, and worry, though. You’re not
tales of pirate treasure and really into pirate stories. Hence, Here are a few more tips missing much. Inside the
seafaring adventures. In fact, he delighted neighborhood kids to help you make the most of tower, there’s only a staircase
some locals have dubbed the by dressing like a pirate and your visit. (and possibly some leftover
structure “Pirate Tower.” letting them hunt for pillaged • Go early! You probably pirate treasure).
treasure, which consisted of won’t be the only person
A LITTLE HISTORY coins Kendrick had hidden in who wants to visit the To read more about this
Not really some ancient relic, and around the tower. This is beautiful and mysterious magnificent landmark please
the tower is actually part of the is how the place came by its tower. If you don’t want to visit www.californiabeaches.com/
home that sits on the cliff above swashbuckling nickname. risk running into a crowd la-tour-mysterious-tower-laguna/

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