An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

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

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

One man's vast collection of artifacts and ephemera from matchbooks and postcards to vintage neon signs and cars.

Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

This "Palace of Purification" has made many film appearances as a dark and sinister headquarters.

"Girl in a Wetsuit" is what happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100 year old copyright.

A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

This conservatory allows a little bit of the tropics to thrive in the middle of a major Canadian city.

A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.