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PHOTOS: Bob Hope's “UFO” Home in Socal Desert Listed for $25 Million

The 23,366-square-foot home overlooks Palm Springs in Southern California

"If the martians ever came to Earth they would know where to land," Bob Hope once said of his spacey Southern California mansion.

Now, the UFO-like Palm Springs home is now on sale for $24.9 million, a dramatic drop from when it first came on the market in March 2013 for $50 million.

The British comedian and his wife Doloros commissioned the famous American architect John Lautner, a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright, to design the house in the 1960s, according to the home's real estate listing. It was finally finished in 1980.

The "Today" show took a look inside the spacey home that offers panoramic views of the destination community's Southbridge neighborhood. The 23,366-square-foot home has six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, indoor and outdoor pools, putting greens, a tennis court, murals by Garth Benton, and a massive patio where the Hopes entertained guests like the Clintons and Elizabeth Taylor.

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