Adamson House & Malibu Lagoon

EXPERIENCE DESCRIPTION

The Adamson House at Malibu Lagoon is a 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival estate built by the last heirs of Rancho Malibu and covered floor to ceiling in the finest surviving Malibu Potteries tile: Persian carpet patterns, Neptune and Peacock fountains, hand-painted bathroom murals. The adjacent Malibu Lagoon Museum traces Malibu history from the Chumash through the rancho era to the birth of surf culture. Docent-led tours run Wednesday through Saturday, 11am–2pm, $7. Grounds and lagoon trails are free daily.

OPERATOR STORY

The Adamson House is a 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival estate built by Rhoda Rindge Adamson, daughter of Frederick and May Rindge, the last owners of Rancho Malibu. It is renowned for its extraordinary Malibu Potteries tilework: a 60-foot Persian carpet in ceramic, elaborate courtyard fountains, and hand-painted murals. A California Historical Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places, the grounds sit between Surfrider Beach and the Malibu Lagoon.