Historic house-museum dedicated to the revolutionary gay graphic artist Tom of Finland.

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

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high power conical Tesla Coil.

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

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

Former 1954 Del Mar Train Station now serves signature cocktails and delightful culinary treats, and still operates as a Metro stop.

A bigger-than-life pun that has become a beacon of altruism.

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

A small medical museum with a recreated doctor's office.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.