Mexican food and folk art.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

This quirky roadside attraction dives into the many theories surrounding North America's most infamous hairy cryptid.

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Named after a bandit and the star of several Hollywood prehistoric landscapes, these sandstone formations are a historical part of the Los Angeles natural landscape.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Ingenious bakery opens up the first Cupcake ATM at their flagship location in Beverly Hills.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.

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

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

Hundreds of trees made from glass bottles make up this forest on Route 66.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.

The abandoned personal amusement park of the King of Pop.