Pay your respects to departed pets, both celebrity and otherwise.

The real faces of Venice beach captured on Romanesque columns.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Come crisp December nights, this fairly plain neighborhood becomes a holiday dream world.

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

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

The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

California's oldest wind harp represents a historic piece of America's Danish history.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

This little gem of Spanish Colonial architecture has been abandoned since the 1950s.

The first attack on the continental U.S. during WWII occurred off the coast of a quiet California golf course.

The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.

Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

The mall's looks were inspired by the cowboy extras who used to meet up—and cause real trouble—at this Hollywood hub.

Founded by a high school teacher, this poetry magazine became a center for all things literary.

Hidden in one of the skyscrapers on Bunker Hill, this museum features an 1895 stagecoach and peers into California’s gold-lined history.

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

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

The words of the neighborhood's most famous poets adorn four concrete walls.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.