Castro's communist ice cream mothership has been serving five-scoop "salads" for over 50 years.

This statue in Plaza San Francisco commemorates a beloved figure from 1950s Havana.

No one knows the meaning behind this giant sculpture of a nude woman with a fork riding a rooster in Havana.

Once a favorite playground for the world's most illustrious guests, Hotel Nacional's secret weapons and bunkers reveal a more menacing side to its golden history.

A stellar example of Art & Crafts architecture, and a movie set to boot.

Where the rich wintered in Pasadena.

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

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

These were the largest wind chimes in the world when artist Tom Van Sant created them for a California mall in 1967.

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

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Though strikingly beautiful, Seattle's other railway station is now largely forgotten.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

This working class sculpture pounds his hammer all the livelong day.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.