Palm Springs, California
Ruddy's General Store Museum
This general store offers visitors a glimpse back into the 1930s.
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Palm Springs, California
Tahquitz Creek Falls
At the western edge of Palm Springs, a rugged desert canyon trail leads to a waterfall at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains.
Pasadena, California
Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden
A rare surviving example of a pre-WWII Japanese garden, restored after years of neglect.
Pasadena, California
Pasadena's Busch Gardens
Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.
Los Angeles, California
The Tonga Hut
Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.
Topanga, California
Hidden Treasures
An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
South Pasadena, California
Cawston Ostrich Farm
The most popular attraction in Southern California was once a flock of ornery bipedal birds that pulled carts.
Los Angeles, California
Metropolitan Pit Stop
This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.
Burbank, California
Vulture Culture Oddities
An oddity shop filled with loads of bones, skulls, crafting materials, vintage taxidermy, and more.
Los Angeles, California
Bob Baker Marionette Theater
Historic marionette theater features thousands of handmade puppets and free cups of ice cream.
Glendale, California
Museum of Neon Art
A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.
Los Angeles, California
Walt Disney's Carolwood Barn
The famous animator's private station house and man-cave was the birthplace of imagineering.
Los Angeles, California
Highland Park Bowl
L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.
Glendale, California
Vintage Arcade Superstore
This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.
Long Beach, California
The Skinniest House in America
The 10-foot-wide Long Beach home was built on a dare.
Los Angeles, California
Sunken City
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
Los Angeles, California
Brady Bunch Home
The exterior of this home was used for the hit television show, The Brady Bunch.
Los Angeles, California
The Adventurers' Club of Los Angeles
Hidden above a drug store on a nondescript corner of Lincoln Heights is a private clubhouse for intrepid explorers.
Los Angeles, California
The Houdini Estate
A master of deception, Harry Houdini's greatest trick may have been living in two places at once.
Los Angeles, California
Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine
This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.
Los Angeles, California
Tiki-Ti
Established in the '60s, a family-owned tropical drink bar founded by Ray Buhen, bartender to the stars.
Los Angeles, California
The Magic Castle
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
No Vacancy
A prohibition-style speakeasy takes up residence in the last Victorian residence in Hollywood.
Los Angeles, California
Musso and Frank Grill
This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.
