A cult following celebrates the legend that belies this curious podiatrists' office sign which has worked its way into song, literature, animation, and the visual arts.

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

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A Masterpiece with a Tragic History.

Sports history, made in the Arroyo Seco.

A British pub embodies the spirit of a California legend.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

Colorado Boulevard’s historic bookstore, operating since the bustling city of Pasadena was merely some orange groves and a few ostrich farms.

This giant temperature attraction created some giant electric bills.

A fake town founded by Western movie stars is now becoming a hip desert community.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

An extraordinary final resting place full of oversized art, amazing statues, and dead celebrities.

World War II-era Nazi compound nestled in the Santa Monica hills.

Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.

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

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

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

The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.

An odd little fishing town that is inundated by tourists looking to be locked up in a cage and surrounded by great white sharks, because why not?