A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.