The Top Gun House is a Craftsman bungalow that appeared in the 1986 film Top Gun, serving as the exterior of Charlie's house in several scenes. The house was built around 1887, making it one of the oldest surviving residential structures in Oceanside, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places largely because of its Hollywood connection.
After decades of uncertainty about its fate, the house was rescued by the Oceanside Museum of Art and relocated in 2021 to a prominent position on Mission Avenue, where it now serves as an events and community space. It's a curious piece of local history — a Victorian cottage that owes its survival to a 1980s blockbuster.