The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

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.

This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

"The greatest unknown literary treasure in Los Angeles."

A free library to stumble across, one of many placed worldwide if you know where to look.

An academy where anyone can train in the exciting acrobatic sports of parkour and freerunning.

Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Dozens of lights dangle from the branches of what may be the brightest tree in Los Angeles.

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

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

In a city filled with Frank Gehry buildings, one stands out as one of the architect's weirder works.

This glamorous old building is said to have inspired the Tower of Terror.

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.

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

A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.

The last of its kind in the country.