The last of its kind in the country.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

The art and history of the velvet painting are on full display in this Los Angeles museum.

Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

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