Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

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

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

This rare, carefully curated collection showcases the history of neon inside a grandiose Elks lodge.

This California tree is the single source of the state's entire orange industry.

Mexican food and folk art.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

A meditative space out of a fantasy story.

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.