This California estate was either haunted by ghosts or the Marx brothers.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

The rustic cabin-like decor of this Arts and Crafts-style church reflects the love of nature central to its little-known theology.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

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

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

An elaborate gift from Claus Spreckels is now a piece of San Francisco history.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

A long-vacant Scottish Rite temple in Hollywood has been converted into an art museum filled with Masonic relics.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.