Los Angeles, California
Lummis Home ("El Alisal")
A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.
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Los Angeles, California
A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.
Anaheim, California
The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.
Los Angeles, California
The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.
Los Angeles, California
Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.
Pasadena, California
Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.
Pasadena, California
A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.
Pasadena, California
Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.
Pasadena, California
One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.
South Pasadena, California
The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.
Sierra Madre, California
Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.
Monrovia, California
This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.
Los Angeles, California
This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Avalon, California
Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.
Los Angeles, California
An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.
Inglewood, California
A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Los Angeles, California
Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.
Rosemead, California
Blink and you may miss this rustic pioneer cemetery.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.
Chino Hills, California
A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.
Hawthorne, California
The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.
Los Angeles, California
This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.
La Puente, California
“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.