A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

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

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

Santa Monica's oldest restaurant, decorated with set pieces from the Mutiny on the Bounty.

60 feet of towering steel balances gracefully.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Legendary frontman of the Doors looms in this giant mural by famed Venice muralist, Rip Cronk.

Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.

A black and white mural stands out from its psychedelic surroundings.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.

A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.

A lonely Gondola stuck on a traffic circle sits in a spot where it once would have floated down the Grand Canal.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Perched high atop telephone poles is an uncanny outdoor art gallery that greets passersby on their commute.

This California eatery has made a name for itself by embracing Asia's rich history of eating bugs.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.