Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

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

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

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.

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

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

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

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

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

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

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

Explore more than 130,000 new and used books in the "world's largest outdoor bookstore."

A nursery specializing in strange and beautiful succulents and cacti.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.