An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

At this coffee shop, each drink celebrates African-American history and luminaries.

A miniature view of the park, caught in time.

Early prototype for Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

With the touch of a button, you can read a randomly selected short story.

A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.

A Community Cornerstone.

"The Star Factory" cranked out Hollywood stars like nobody's business.

The site of the house Jack Parsons made famous both in life and death.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.

A repository of Pasadena history.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

Inspiring Earthlings to Boldly Go.