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

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

A pair of disused Los Angeles electrical poles now glow with delicate windows into the past.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

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

America's most famous piece of self-built architecture.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

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.

The only surviving piece of a submarine said to be the most decorated vessel in U.S. history.

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

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

The neon signs from Las Vegas' past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

Experience a charming 1930's version of "infotainment."

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

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

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.