Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

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.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

The largest collection of two headed animals in the world.

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

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

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

Perhaps the most unique of any Frank Gehry design for one simple reason: Gehry himself actually lives here.

Somewhere between an art studio and a print shop, this artists storefront is a house of worship devoted to type.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.