Modern Tropical Cliff May Ranch

A 1953 Cliff May post-and-beam ranch in Long Beach, with a pool and a Great Wave mural.

Why we picked itA Cliff May original with a wave mural out back. Mid-century LA at its best.

The single-story ranch was built in 1953 in Long Beach's Rancho Estates tract and renovated in 2018. It's filled with mid-century furniture, Persian rugs and a 10-foot fiddle-leaf fig.

Through the living-room windows you see a backyard mural that copies Hokusai's Great Wave. It's rated 5.0 over 83 reviews and holds up to 30 people.