This magical oasis in East Texas is one of the most biodiverse acres in the country.

The tiniest tiki room in San Diego.

This San Diego museum, housed in a former Navy training facility, is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

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

Sit at the "Disney table,” where Walt and his team of "imagineers" once dined on the regular.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

Friendships have been forged over ham and eggs every Wednesday morning for nearly a century.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

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

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

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

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

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

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

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

A glittering Thai Buddhist temple in suburban Pennsylvania.