A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

An homage to the man who built California's version of Venice.

Where a great scandal unfolded with a famous female revivalist at its center.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

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

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.

A quirky collection of figurines backdropped by city views is hidden next to a popular restaurant in the Hollywood hills.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

Church and home-museum of a 1920s female revivalist preacher with a very sordid past.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

Two men, two visionaries of Venice Beach, one little hotel that smells like cookies.

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

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

The remains of the first punk club in L.A.

Once strictly off-limits, this lower level housing curious and priceless vehicles of the Petersen Automotive Museum is now open to the public.

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

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

No matter what it might seem like on film, most scenes filmed on a plane are filmed at this LA studio.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

Small museum packed with artifacts recovered by the man rumored to be the real-life inspiration for Indiana Jones.