Everyone from Mark Twain to Teddy Roosevelt has a pipe hanging from the walls of this historic chophouse.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

Built by one man in the '20s, this site is now a museum representing the Great Basin cultures.

This 38-year old fish became a casualty of changing trends.

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

Rare collectibles from automated musical instruments to 250 unique automobiles.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

The site of a classic series of Laurel and Hardy pratfalls.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

A posh members-only club with a literally dramatic history.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

A carousel trades in its classic horses and calliope for endangered species, native flora and fauna, and a modern soundtrack.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.