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Lummis Home ("El Alisal")

Los Angeles, California

Lummis Home ("El Alisal")

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

Club 33 Entrance

Anaheim, California

Disneyland's Club 33

The hidden jewel of Disneyland: a members only playground for the Disney elite.

As seen from the sidewalk, through the tree

Los Angeles, California

Chicken Boy

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Hale House

Los Angeles, California

Heritage Square Museum

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

From their website: view of the store as you walk in.

Pasadena, California

Gold Bug

Contemporary art inspired by natural history and science drawing on ancient techniques in a modern world.

Lucky Baldwin himself

Pasadena, California

Lucky Baldwin's

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

October 2021

Pasadena, California

Jackie and Mack Robinson Memorial

Two groundbreaking brothers from Pasadena.

Pasadena City Hall Facade

Pasadena, California

Pasadena City Hall

One of Hollywood’s favorite government buildings.

Halloween House

South Pasadena, California

'Halloween' House • The Century House

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

Sierra Madre Wistaria Vine.

Sierra Madre, California

Sierra Madre Wistaria Vine

Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

The Aztec Hotel

Monrovia, California

The Aztec Hotel

This bizarre hotel on historic Route 66 has been plagued by rumors of paranormal activity.

The former Cecil Hotel.

Los Angeles, California

Stay On Main Hotel

This brightly made over hotel hides decades of suicide, serial killers, and mysterious deaths.

Clifton's Cafeteria
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

Clifton's Cafeteria

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

The Wrigley Memorial as seen from the gardens. (Photograph by Jeremias Paul)

Avalon, California

Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Garden

Chewing gum tycoon's memorial lies perched over wife's botanical gardens on Santa Catalina Island.

Views from the bridge.

Los Angeles, California

River Under the First Bridge

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

July 2022

Inglewood, California

Randy's Donuts

A giant donut stands as a popular symbol of Los Angeles iconography.

Space Shuttle Endeavour at the California Science Center.

Los Angeles, California

Space Shuttle Endeavour

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

Skeletons in the Closet
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

Skeletons in the Closet

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Savannah Memorial Park.

Rosemead, California

Savannah Memorial Park

Blink and you may miss this rustic pioneer cemetery.

Evergreen Memorial Park & Crematory

Los Angeles, California

Evergreen Memorial Park & Crematory

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

Egyptian Building

Chino Hills, California

Egyptian Building

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

Site of the childhood home of the Beach Boys.

Hawthorne, California

The Beach Boys Childhood Home

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

Everything is Terrible
Permanently Closed

Los Angeles, California

Everything Is Terrible

This store is dedicated to unique found footage and the strangeness of pre-internet pop-culture.

Donut Hole

La Puente, California

Donut Hole

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

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