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

Giant scissors seemingly stabbed into the side of a hair salon leave no question about the vocation of the owners.

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

A 9 year-old boy’s elaborate cardboard arcade in his father’s used auto parts store.

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

Medical and zoological curiosities for sale.

"Looks so real, it's scary!"

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

The last of its kind in the country.

This ultra-modern home clings to the slope of the Hollywood Hills on a precarious stilt.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

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

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

In La Paz's huge, city-sized cemetery, the deceased are stored in rows of apartment-like buildings.

Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

The final resting place of a space program monolith.