A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

Get fishing gear and craft beer at this restaurant on the pier.

Get three sheets to the wind at this desert winery with a nautical theme.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

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

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

A relic from a forgotten bakery chain still spins atop a diner.

Whiskey lovers, this is your happy place.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

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

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

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

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

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

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

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