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

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

World's largest collection devoted to one fruit.

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

Mexican food and folk art.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

Megachurch turned Catholic church comprised of 10,000 glass panes.

The restored and active Victorian-era final resting place of San Francisco.

A monument to the love people have for their pets.

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

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A Barbary Coast watering hole built into a Gold Rush shipwreck.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

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

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.