A storybook European village in Berkeley.

Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

This incredible collection of vintage pinball machines can be played at 25 cents a pop.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.

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

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

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

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

The house where Good Will Hunting was written is a surreal fairytale abode.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

A visionary, futuristic sculpture in Los Angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

A little barn in the middle of the city preserving Hollywood treasures since 1985.

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

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

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