This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

California's longest-running tourist attraction is a stump.

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

A remote crossroads honoring a fallen talent.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

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

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

This 15-story mural celebrates the 50th anniversary of the musician's iconic "At Folsom Prison" album.

The beloved dining spot stands at the cross-section of Hollywood and the Old West.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.