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.

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

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

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.

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

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

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

A Looff creation in Santa Monica best described as “a California-Byzantine-Moorish-style fantasy.”

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

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

The last of its kind in the country.

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

Venue for strange sideshow displays and musical acts.

Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.